Faunulus Houben, Proesmans & Artois, 2022
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2022.798.1671 |
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publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F136E044-62C8-4FB3-8160-7DAE663D9600 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6328776 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/18E72BA0-D92B-4504-8E17-BD6497247BCA |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:18E72BA0-D92B-4504-8E17-BD6497247BCA |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Faunulus Houben, Proesmans & Artois |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Faunulus Houben, Proesmans & Artois gen. nov.
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Type species
Faunulus nielsi Houben, Proesmans & Artois gen. et sp. nov.
Diagnosis
‘Typhloplanidae’ with adenal rhabdites in two anterior tracts, dermal rhabdites could be present distally. Eyes absent. Pharynx slanted obliquely forward and in the central body part. With rod-shaped glands at rostral and caudal body end. Testes differ in size and lie anterior to the pharynx. Copulatory organ with straight, armed cirrus. Seminal receptacle inside of the oviduct. Bursa copulatrix absent.
Etymology
The genus name refers to the habitat where this taxon was found and is derived from the Latin ‘Faunulus’ (m.), meaning ‘forest dweller’.
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