Title: Notes on the Enigmatic Genus Pseudozius Dana, 1851 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura)
Abstract: The taxonomy of the enigmatic xanthoid crab Pseudozius caystrus (Adams and White, 1849) is considered and is redescribed in detail. The genus Pseudozius Dana, 1851, was previously placed in the family Oziidae (Menippidae aut.) with some uncertainty. The unusual positioning of its antennae, as well as the structure of the male first and second pleopods however, argue against including the genus in the Oziidae. The genus Pseudozius, with three recognised species, is here referred to the Goneplacidae, in the subfamily Pseudo- ziinae Alcock, 1898, stat. nov. Pseudozius caystrus (Adams and White, 1849) was incorrectly designated as the type species of the genus by Ward (1932), which should be Pseudozius planus Dana, 1852, instead. To maintain current usage, the lectotype of Pseudozius caystrus (Adams and White, 1849), is designated as the neotype of P. planus Dana, 1852, to make the two names objective synonyms. An aberrant Taiwanese specimen of P. caystrus with
Publication Year: 1994
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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