Frumentiforma, Li & Wang & Wang, 2018
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4410.2.2 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:96DFDE73-A410-4D9B-9124-A5AC1070D112 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5986558 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/52286636-48A7-41B5-B88B-D754D57EB50F |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:52286636-48A7-41B5-B88B-D754D57EB50F |
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Plazi |
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scientific name |
Frumentiforma |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Frumentiforma gen. nov.
Etymology. This compound word is derived from Latin nouns frumentum (a grain) and forma (shape, form), referring to the shape of females. Feminine.
Diagnosis. Body size small in the subfamily, slender, cylindrical. Head large, wider than half of body width, eyes far apart.
Type species. Frumentiforma frumentiformis gen. & sp. nov. .
Distribution. Hainan, Guangxi.
Remarks. We examined the photos of the male lectotype (in OUM) of Glyptopeltis wallacei Hanitsch , and G. wallacei may be a member of Frumentiforma gen. nov.. But a clear inclusion requires a thorough examination of the specimen.
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