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Type: Article
Published: 2013-07-30
Page range: 358–364
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Mimulus Stimpson, 1860, a junior synonym of Pugettia Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae)

Mimulus Pugettia kelp crab

Abstract

William Stimpson (1860) established Mimulus (Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae), with a single species, M. foliatus. Rathbun (1894) placed the genus in synonymy with Pugettia Dana, 18951, but subsequent authors have considered Mimulus to be a valid genus. Genetic evidence and re-examination of the morphology indicate that M. foliatus belongs to a clade of majoid crabs consisting of species of Pugettia. We therefore consider Mimulus to be a junior synonym of Pugettia. We provide a list of all species of Pugettia

How to Cite

Wicksten, M.K. & Stachowicz, J.J. (2013)

Mimulus Stimpson, 1860, a junior synonym of Pugettia Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae)

. Zootaxa, 3693 (3), 358–364. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3693.3.6