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Caraibocyclus Loomis, 1959
893302 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:893302)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (incorrect subsequent spelling of Caribocyclus)
Genus
- Species Caraibocyclus angustipes (Loomis, 1936) accepted as Haplocyclodesmus angustipes (Loomis, 1936)
masculine
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]
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 2025-07-15
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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]
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]
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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