Guipuzcosoma

General description: 

The known diversity of the genus Guipuzcosoma amounts to three species. Current classification follows Antić & Mauriès (2022)[1], who transferred Guipuzcosoma from the family Vandeleumatidae to the newly erected family Guipuzcosomatidae. [26.01.2022]

References

  1. D. Ž. Antić y Mauriès, J. - P., «Two new species of the previously monospecific genus Guipuzcosoma Vicente & Mauriès, 1980 from Spain, with establishment of Guipuzcosomatidae fam. nov. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida)», Zootaxa, vol. 5093, n.º 2, pp. 142-168, 2022.
Diagnostic description: 

Diagnosis from Antić & Mauriès (2022: 146)[1]: With the characters of the family. In addition, the genus Guipuzcosoma clearly differs from all other chordeumatidan genera by very characteristic posterior gonopods whose coxotelopodites have a pair of striking distomesal horns.

References

  1. D. Ž. Antić y Mauriès, J. - P., «Two new species of the previously monospecific genus Guipuzcosoma Vicente & Mauriès, 1980 from Spain, with establishment of Guipuzcosomatidae fam. nov. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida)», Zootaxa, vol. 5093, n.º 2, pp. 142-168, 2022.
Distribution: 

Distribution from Antić & Mauriès (2022: 147; 162, Fig. 12, map)[1]: Known only from a few localities in the provinces of Alava, Gipuzkoa and Navarre, northern Spain.

References

  1. D. Ž. Antić y Mauriès, J. - P., «Two new species of the previously monospecific genus Guipuzcosoma Vicente & Mauriès, 1980 from Spain, with establishment of Guipuzcosomatidae fam. nov. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida)», Zootaxa, vol. 5093, n.º 2, pp. 142-168, 2022.
Taxonomic name: 
Guipuzcosoma (Taxonomy)
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