Resolving a century-old case of generic mistaken identity: polyphyly of Chitoniscus sensu lato resolved with the description of the endemic New Caledonia Trolicaphyllium gen. nov. (Phasmatodea, Phylliidae)
With every molecular review involving Chitoniscus Stål, 1875 sensu lato samples from Fiji and New Caledonia revealing polyphyly, the morphology from these two distinct clades was extensively reviewed. Morphological results agree with all previously published molecular studies and therefore Trolicaph...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2021-08-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/66796/download/pdf/ |