First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species

The paradoxosomatid genus Touranella Attems, 1937 is recorded from Laos for the first time, with a new species, Touranella champasak sp. nov., described here. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed, an identification key is provided, and the current distribution of all species is mapped.

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Main Authors: Anh D. Nguyen, Petra Sierwald, Stephanie Ware
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/98704/download/pdf/
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description The paradoxosomatid genus Touranella Attems, 1937 is recorded from Laos for the first time, with a new species, Touranella champasak sp. nov., described here. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed, an identification key is provided, and the current distribution of all species is mapped.
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spelling doaj.art-9e761d65b09448e499c5dea9ddd4851f2023-02-05T09:11:04ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702023-02-01114516918010.3897/zookeys.1145.9870498704First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new speciesAnh D. Nguyen0Petra Sierwald1Stephanie Ware2Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and TechnologyField Museum of Natural HistoryField Museum of Natural HistoryThe paradoxosomatid genus Touranella Attems, 1937 is recorded from Laos for the first time, with a new species, Touranella champasak sp. nov., described here. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed, an identification key is provided, and the current distribution of all species is mapped.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/98704/download/pdf/
spellingShingle Anh D. Nguyen
Petra Sierwald
Stephanie Ware
First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species
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title First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species
title_full First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species
title_fullStr First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species
title_full_unstemmed First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species
title_short First record of the genus Touranella Attems, 1937 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Laos, with a description of a new species
title_sort first record of the genus touranella attems 1937 diplopoda polydesmida paradoxosomatidae from laos with a description of a new species
url https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/98704/download/pdf/
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