Paralimnadia urukhai ( Webb & Bell, 1979 ) sensu Timms & Schwentner, 2020
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039587E6-FFFD-B27A-66D1-C897FDCFDE2D |
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Felipe |
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Paralimnadia urukhai ( Webb & Bell, 1979 ) sensu Timms & Schwentner, 2020 |
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Paralimnadia urukhai ( Webb & Bell, 1979) sensu Timms & Schwentner, 2020 View in CoL
= Limnadia urukhai Webb & Bell, 1979 View in CoL
= Limnadia upukhai Webb & Bell, 1979 in error in Shen and Huang 2008
Comments: Timms and Schwentner (2020) redescribed this species, pointing out that there are two genetic lineages. Eastern portion of the New South Wales / Queensland border region, Australia. This species is a rock pool (gnamma) specialist. Schwentner et al. (2020b) demonstrate that this species is probably two or three highly endemic species.
Although never specifically mentioned in the original description, it would appear that the describers named this species after the Uruk-hai, a fictional breed of half human, half orc (goblin) from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy books, “The Lord of the Rings”.
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Paralimnadia urukhai ( Webb & Bell, 1979 ) sensu Timms & Schwentner, 2020
Rogers, D. Christopher 2020 |
Limnadia urukhai
Webb & Bell 1979 |
Limnadia upukhai
Webb & Bell 1979 |