The restoration of the taxonomic status of Rhopalopsole trichotoma Yang & Du, 2021
Rhopalopsole trichotoma Yang & Du, 2021 was recently considered by Luo et al. (2022) to be a junior synonym for Rhopalopsole basinigra Yang & Yang, 1995. Based on molecular data and morphological characteristics, R. trichotoma Yang & Du, 2021 is not a synonym of R. basinigra Yang & Yang, 1995 and is a valid species.
Authors
- Yuben Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6345-5393)
- Yu‐Zhou Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4452-7125)
Institutions
- Ministry of Education (MV)
- Yangzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.1.12
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82