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species Pletholophus guangzhouensis Dai, Chen, Huang & Wu in Dai et al., 2024: synonymy

1 specimen + 5 GenBank vouchers

Synonymy

Pletholophus guangzhouensis Dai, Chen, Huang & Wu in Dai et al., 2024

Dai, Chen, Huang & Wu in Dai et al., 2024. Zoosyst. Evol. 100(4): 1194-1195, fig. 2, Table 1.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE (ORIG. DESIG.) 24_NCU_XPWU_PGU01, China, Guangdong, Guangzhou City, Conghua District, Liuxi River; 23°32'02"N, 113°35'03"E.

Pletholophus guangzhouensis — Dai et al. (2024), Xiang et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2026), Chen et al. (2026), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Wu et al. (2026)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Pletholophus guangzhouensis — Dai et al. (2024), Xiang et al. (2025), Wu et al. (2025), Wang et al. (2025), Dai et al. (2026), Chen et al. (2026), Campbell & Lydeard (2026), Wu et al. (2026)

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