Villalobosius lopezformenti | |
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Genus: | Villalobosius Ng & Low, 2010
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Species: | V. lopezformenti
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Villalobosius lopezformenti (Alvarez & Villalobos, 1991)
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[of genus Villalobosius]
[of species V. lopezformenti]
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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]
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]
Villalobosius lopezformenti | |
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Scientific classification | |
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Genus: | Villalobosius Ng & Low, 2010
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Species: | V. lopezformenti
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Villalobosius lopezformenti (Alvarez & Villalobos, 1991)
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Synonyms | |
[of genus Villalobosius]
[of species V. lopezformenti]
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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]
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]