Omalacantha Streets, 1871
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7626299 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E3878A-A851-FF8F-04F4-8D6FFEFCF926 |
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Omalacantha Streets, 1871 |
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Genus Omalacantha Streets, 1871 View in CoL
Type species. Omalacantha hirsuta Streets, 1871 View in CoL . [Type locality: Isthmus of Panama].
Remarks. The resurrection of the genus Omalacantha from the synonymy of Microphrys was underpinned by molecular data combined with less obvious morphological support ( Windsor & Felder 2014). Clearly, the morphological differences between the two genera need to be more intensively investigated.
Omalacantha as understood by Windsor & Felder (2014) consists of four species, namely: O. antillensis ( Rathbun, 1920) [ Microphrys ], type locality: off Montego Bay Point, Jamaica; O. bicornuta ( Latreille, 1825) [ Pisa ], type locality: “Nouvelle Hollande ”– could be either Dutch Guiana, Saba, Saint Eustace, St. Martin’s or Tobago, at that time under Dutch control ( Boone 1930a: 111); O. garthi ( Lemos de Castro, 1953) [ Eucinetops ], type locality: Barra de Guaratiba, state of Rio de Janeiro; and O. interrupta (Rathbum, 1920) [ Microphrys ].
The species in Omalacantha are in need of a thorough taxonomic review, including better descriptions and illustrations.
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Brachyura |
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Majoidea |
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