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Hyleoglomeris xuxiakei Liu & Wynne, 2019
1829444 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1829444)
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Liu, W.; Wynne, J. J. (2019). Cave millipede diversity with the description of six new species from Guangxi, China. <em>Subterranean Biology.</em> 30: 57-94., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.30.35559
page(s): 68, Figs 3B, 7, 8 [details]
page(s): 68, Figs 3B, 7, 8 [details]
Holotype SCAU, geounit China
Holotype SCAU, geounit China [details]
Etymology The species name, xuxiakei, was Latinized using a combination of the surname and forename of Xu Xiake (徐霞客). Xu was a...
Etymology The species name, xuxiakei, was Latinized using a combination of the surname and forename of Xu Xiake (徐霞客). Xu was a traveler, explorer, and the first speleologist of China, who studied caves and karst geology during the decline of the Ming Dynasty. He conducted a four-year expedition (1636–1640) across southern China where he examined over 300 caves (including more than 100 from the Guilin area; Sweeting 1995, Ravbar 2016). In his book, Xu Xiake’s Travels (first published in 1642), he described underground streams and ponds, provided sketch maps of caves, as well as proposed terminology for karst features; many of his speleological terms are still used today (Ravbar 2016). [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Hyleoglomeris xuxiakei Liu & Wynne, 2019. Accessed at: https://millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1829444 on 2025-09-11
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Liu, W.; Wynne, J. J. (2019). Cave millipede diversity with the description of six new species from Guangxi, China. <em>Subterranean Biology.</em> 30: 57-94., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.30.35559
page(s): 68, Figs 3B, 7, 8 [details]
page(s): 68, Figs 3B, 7, 8 [details]
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Etymology The species name, xuxiakei, was Latinized using a combination of the surname and forename of Xu Xiake (徐霞客). Xu was a traveler, explorer, and the first speleologist of China, who studied caves and karst geology during the decline of the Ming Dynasty. He conducted a four-year expedition (1636–1640) across southern China where he examined over 300 caves (including more than 100 from the Guilin area; Sweeting 1995, Ravbar 2016). In his book, Xu Xiake’s Travels (first published in 1642), he described underground streams and ponds, provided sketch maps of caves, as well as proposed terminology for karst features; many of his speleological terms are still used today (Ravbar 2016). [details]
