Biology:Villalobosius

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Short description: Genus of crabs


Villalobosius lopezformenti
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Villalobosius

Ng & Low, 2010
Species:
V. lopezformenti
Binomial name
Villalobosius lopezformenti
(Alvarez & Villalobos, 1991)
Synonyms

[of genus Villalobosius]

  • Stygothelphusa Alvarez & Villalobos, 1991
  • Villalobosus Ng & Alvarez, 2000

[of species V. lopezformenti]

  • Stygothelphusa lopezformenti Alvarez & Villalobos, 1991
  • Villalobosus lopezformenti (Alvarez & Villalobos, 1991)

Villalobosius is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing a single species, Villalobosius lopezformenti.[1] It lives in the northern part of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and is adapted to a troglobitic lifestyle.[2]

Nomenclature

The species was originally described as Stygothelphusa lopezformenti in 1991, but the genus name Stygothelphusa was discovered to be a junior homonym of Stygothelphusa Ng, 1989, and a replacement name, Villalobosus, was created in 2000.[1][3] This was also found to be a junior homonym, of the subgenus Villalobosus Holthuis, 1972 in the crayfish genus Procambarus, and so it, too, was replaced.[4] The genus is therefore currently known as Villalobosius.[4]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16993424 entry