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Etymology: The genus name is a noun with feminine ending, formed by fusion of...

Note "Etymology: The genus name is a noun with feminine ending, formed by fusion of the Classic Greek ‘δεσμός’ (‘ribbon’) with the morphological term ‘cornea’ referring to the cornea of the lateral eye...

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Etymology: The species name is an adjective with feminine ending, formed by...

Note "Etymology: The species name is an adjective with feminine ending, formed by linking the Classic Latin noun ‘fenestra’ (‘window’) with the late Latin adjective ‘gothica’ (‘gothic’), related to the...

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Etymology: The species name is an adjective with Latinized feminine ending,...

Note "Etymology: The species name is an adjective with Latinized feminine ending, formed by fusion of the Classic Greek adjective ‘λεπιδωτός’ (‘scaly’) with the noun ‘ὀφθαλμός’ (‘eye’), related to the...

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Etymology: The species name is a noun with masculine ending in genitive...

Note "Etymology: The species name is a noun with masculine ending in genitive singular, dedicated to Iorgu Petrescu in recognition of his important contributions to the taxonomy of cumaceans" for taxon...

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Etymology: The species name is a noun in genitive singular with feminine...

Note "Etymology: The species name is a noun in genitive singular with feminine ending, dedicated to Ute Mühlenhardt-Siegel (Hamburg) in recognition of her important contributions to peracarid taxonomy...

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Etymology: The species name is the transliterated Ancient Greek adjective ......

Note "Etymology: The species name is the transliterated Ancient Greek adjective ‘δορυφόρος’ (‘spear-bearing’) with Latinized masculine ending, related to the large rostral process of the clypeus" for...

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Etymology: The genus name is a transliterated noun with Greek masculine...

Note "Etymology: The genus name is a transliterated noun with Greek masculine ending, condensed from the Ancient Greek preposition ‘ἀμφί’ (‘on both sides’) with the adjective ‘άκρος’ (‘acute’) and the...

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Etymology: The species name is a noun with feminine ending in genitive...

Note "Etymology: The species name is a noun with feminine ending in genitive singular, dedicated to Angelika Brandt in recognition of her role as leading scientist of the ANDEEP expeditions and of her...

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Etymology: The genus name is a noun with Greek masculine ending, formed by...

Note "Etymology: The genus name is a noun with Greek masculine ending, formed by amalgamation of the Greek noun ‘χηλή’ (‘pincers’) with the generic name Amblyops, related to the subchelate thoracic...

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Etymology: The species name is a New Latin adjective with feminine ending...

Note "Etymology: The species name is a New Latin adjective with feminine ending referring to the distribution of the species in Antarctic marine waters" for taxon Mysidella antarctica Wittmann, 2024...

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Type locality: Mt. Omei, Sichuan, central China for taxon Pheretima...

Note "Type locality: Mt. Omei, Sichuan, central China" for taxon Pheretima triastriata Y. Chen, 1946 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the webinterface on 2024-06-24T09:46:41+00:00

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Synonymy: According to Chang et al (2024) Amynthas scaberulus described by...

Note "Synonymy: According to Chang et al (2024) Amynthas scaberulus described by Sun et al. (2021) is morphologically indistinguishable from A. tralfamadore (= A. masatakae) described by Blakemore...

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Homonymy: Homonym with Acratia (Cooperuna) rostrata (Zanina, 1956). for taxon...

Note "Homonymy: Homonym with Acratia (Cooperuna) rostrata (Zanina, 1956)." for taxon Acratia (Cooperuna) rostrata (Ljaschenko, 1960) † has been added by Lucas Silveira Antonietto via the webinterface...

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Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium polygonum Leymerie, 1846 for...

Note "Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium polygonum Leymerie, 1846" for taxon Cerithium polygonum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 has been added by Thomas A. Neubauer via the webinterface on...

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Diagnosis: "Carapace subrectangular to subquadrate with broadly rounded...

Note "Diagnosis: "Carapace subrectangular to subquadrate with broadly rounded anterior margin and squared posterior margin without noticeable caudal process; dorsal and ventrolateral carinae. Surface...

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Validity: Dorjes 1968 says species incertae sedis. for taxon Hofstenia minuta...

Note "Validity: Dorjes 1968 says species incertae sedis." for taxon Hofstenia minuta Palombi, 1928 has been added by Matthew D. Hooge via the webinterface on 2024-06-24T17:32:54+00:00

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Validity: Steinbock 1966. Pages 62 and 107, says does not belong in...

Note "Validity: Steinbock 1966. Pages 62 and 107, says does not belong in Hofsteniidae." for taxon Hofstenia minuta Palombi, 1928 has been added by Matthew D. Hooge via the webinterface on...

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Type locality: 28°54' N, 118°08' W for taxon Abraliopsis falco R. E. Young, 1972

Note "Type locality: 28°54' N, 118°08' W" for taxon Abraliopsis falco R. E. Young, 1972 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the webinterface on 2024-06-24T20:38:56+00:00

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Type locality: Incheon NIBR facility, possibly introduced from Jeju Island,...

Note "Type locality: Incheon NIBR facility, possibly introduced from Jeju Island, Korea" for taxon Amynthas tralfamadore Blakemore, 2013 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: author: Amynthas tralfamadore is named for writer Kurt Vonnegut’s...

Note "Etymology: author: Amynthas tralfamadore is named for writer Kurt Vonnegut’s fictional biosphere reserve and exhibition." for taxon Amynthas tralfamadore Blakemore, 2013 has been added by...

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