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Caraibocyclus Loomis, 1959

893302  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:893302)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (incorrect subsequent spelling of Caribocyclus)
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Loomis, H. F. (1959). Millipeds collected en route from Florida to San Antonio, Texas, and vicinity. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 49: 157-163
page(s): 160; note: 'proposed' genus name Caribocyclus, included the species Desmonus (Cyclodesmus) atophus and Cyclodesmus aztecus, but did not clearly designate a type species [details] 
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Caraibocyclus Loomis, 1959. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php/1zqjit%27%22()%7B%7D%3Cx%3E:1zqjit;9/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=893302 on 2025-05-17
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original description Loomis, H. F. (1959). Millipeds collected en route from Florida to San Antonio, Texas, and vicinity. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 49: 157-163
page(s): 160; note: 'proposed' genus name Caribocyclus, included the species Desmonus (Cyclodesmus) atophus and Cyclodesmus aztecus, but did not clearly designate a type species [details] 

additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 407; note: lists the genus name as Caraibocyclus as a junior subjective synonym of Haplocyclodesmus; credits Hoffman, 1980 with the synonymy action [details] 

additional source Shelley, R. M.; Sierwald, P.; Kiser, S. B.; Golovatch, S. I. (2000). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum II. 1-167. Sofia
note: genus name Caraibocyclus inadvertently omitted [details] 

source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 161; note: lists the generic name as Caraibocyclus; synonymized Caraibocyclys under Haplocyclodesmus [details] 
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