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thomsoni

History

Primary Senior Synonym
Tubuca coarctata
Original Usage
Gelasimus thomsoni
Original Source with Priority
Kirk, T.W. (1880) Notice of new crustaceans. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 13:236–237.
Derivation
Presumably named after New Zealand naturalist George Malcolm Thomson

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Notes/Comments

Gelasimus thomsoni Kirk, 1880, is a junior synonym of Tubuca coarctata (Milne Edwards, 1852).

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