Aaptos niger Hoshino, 1981

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Aaptos niger Hoshino, 1981b: 225, pl. II fig. 5.

The species was described by Hoshino from Uchinoura, Japan, 31.2417°N 131.0833°E, depth 15 m (holotype Mukaishima Marine Biological Station, MMBS SAT-063). The name combination is a junior primary homonym of Aaptos aaptos var. nigra Topsent, 1934 (and of the unavailable Aaptos aaptos var. nigra Lévi, 1961b) (cf. above). As indicated above Hoshino’s name must be replaced (ICZN art. 60) to remove the homonymy and Aaptos hoshinoi nom.nov. is proposed.