Contulma tripui
Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Sericostomatoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Anomalopsychidae
Genus: Contulma
Species: Contulma tripui
Name
Contulma tripui Holzenthal & Robertson, 2006
Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Estação Ecológica do Tripui, Córrego Tripui, 20º23'22"S, 43º32'32"W, el. 1070 m.
Holotype: MZUSP. male. UMSP000046938. 20.IX.1998. Paprocki & Braga.
Etymology
Named for the small stream in the ecological station of the same name, known for harboring an endemic species of onychophoran, Peripatus acacioi. Tripui is the indigenous Tupi word for fast or quick water.
References
- Holzenthal, Ralph W. & Robertson, Desiree R., 2006, Zootaxa 1355: 49–59 [1]