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| Author(s): |
Pinto-da-Rocha, Ricardo
;
da Fonseca-Ferreira, Rafael
;
Bichuette, Maria Elina
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | ZOOKEYS; v. N/A, n. 537, p. 17-pg., 2015-01-01. |
| Abstract | |
A new species of troglobitic harvestman, landumoema smeagol sp. n., is described from Toca do Geraldo, Monjolos municipality, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Iandumoema smeagol sp. n. is distinguished from the other two species of the genus by four exclusive characteristics - dorsal scutum areas with conspicuous tubercles, enlarged retrolateral spiniform tubercle on the distal third of femur IV, eyes absent and the penial ventral process slender and of approximately the same length of the stylus. The species is the most highly modified in the genus and its distribution is restricted only to caves in that particular area of Minas Gerais state. The type locality is not inside a legally protected area, and there are anthropogenic impacts in its surroundings. Therefore, Iandumoema smeagol sp. n. is vulnerable and it must be considered in future conservation projects. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/02969-6 - Systematics of the genus Epiperipatus Clark, 1913 based on molecular and morphological data (Onychophora: Peripatidae) |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Pinto da Rocha |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/50297-0 - Dimensions US-BIOTA São Paulo: a multidisciplinary framework for biodiversity prediction in the Brazilian Atlantic forest hotspot |
| Grantee: | Cristina Yumi Miyaki |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |