Relictogammarus, Hou & Sket, 2016
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1111/zoj.12318 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10543605 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/5B72879F-CF2C-FFF0-AEED-12CE0AEE3AB7 |
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treatment provided by |
Marcus |
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scientific name |
Relictogammarus |
| status |
gen. nov. |
GENUS RELICTOGAMMARUS View in CoL GEN. NOV.
Type and the only known species
Gammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938 .
Etymology
In Latin relictus = retarded, left behind.
Distribution
The species is present intertidally along the eastern and north-western North Atlantic waters.
Remarks
This Atlantic marine or brackish water species splits from the Gammaridae tree basally, and is the sister taxon to the rest of the family. The same phylogenetic position of this species was shown by MacDonald et al., 2005.
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