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Caucadesmus Alvear & Romero-Rincon, 2024
1830590 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1830590)
accepted
Genus
Caucadesmus lucreciae Alvear & Romero-Rincon, 2024 (type by original designation)
masculine
Alvear, S. Romero-Rincon, J. (2024). Contribution to the knowledge of the Colombian Batodesmini (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) with the description of a new genus and species, and taxonomic insights on the genus Cormodesmus Chamberlin, 1923. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5523(5): 553-563., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5523.5.5
page(s): 554 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 554 [details] Available for editors
Etymology The generic name is formed by a combination of the word ‘Cauca’ in reference to the Cauca River
in Colombia, and the...
in Colombia, and the...
Etymology The generic name is formed by a combination of the word ‘Cauca’ in reference to the Cauca River
in Colombia, and the suffix ‘-desmus’, which is commonly used in generic names in the order Polydesmida. The name is a masculine noun. [details]
in Colombia, and the suffix ‘-desmus’, which is commonly used in generic names in the order Polydesmida. The name is a masculine noun. [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Caucadesmus Alvear & Romero-Rincon, 2024. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1830590 on 2025-09-11
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Alvear, S. Romero-Rincon, J. (2024). Contribution to the knowledge of the Colombian Batodesmini (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae) with the description of a new genus and species, and taxonomic insights on the genus Cormodesmus Chamberlin, 1923. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5523(5): 553-563., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5523.5.5
page(s): 554 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 554 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology The generic name is formed by a combination of the word ‘Cauca’ in reference to the Cauca Riverin Colombia, and the suffix ‘-desmus’, which is commonly used in generic names in the order Polydesmida. The name is a masculine noun. [details]
