Xhosacetus, Bianucci & Lambert & Post, 2007
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.4651080 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FA38C827-6C5F-4B70-B306-F30C90801A2F |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4650953 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/94C4450D-315C-4432-94C6-41FB1724DBE0 |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:94C4450D-315C-4432-94C6-41FB1724DBE0 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Xhosacetus |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Xhosacetus n. gen.
TYPE SPECIES. — Xhosacetus hendeysi n. gen., n. sp., by present designation.
ETYMOLOGY. — From Xhosa, one of the official languages of South Africa, characterized by prominent clicks (the word Xhosa itself starts with a click), somewhat reminiscent of the echolocative clicks produced by odontocetes, and from Latin “cetus”, whale. Gender masculine.
DIAGNOSIS. — Same as for the species.
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