WoRMS name details
Thalassozetes melanomerus (Marshall & Pugh, 2000)
866122 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:866122)
unaccepted
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marine
(of Schusteria melanomerus Marshall & Pugh, 2000) Marshall, D. J.; Pugh, P. J. A. (2000). Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa. <em>African Zoology.</em> 35: 201-205. [details]
Status Marshall and Pugh (2000) described Schusteria melanomerus but Karasawa & Aoki (2005) questioned this classification and...
Status Marshall and Pugh (2000) described Schusteria melanomerus but Karasawa & Aoki (2005) questioned this classification and transferred it (and another species) to the genus Rhizophobates. Subías (2008) synonymized all species of Rhizophobates to Thalassozetes. This action was confirmed by Bayartogtokh & Chatterjee (2010). However, the systematic oribatid lists of Subías are just online lists in the internet and do not represent a published work according to the International Code on Zoological Nomenclature.
Pfingstl & Schuster (2012) argued that both taxonomic transfers were unjustified and that these species should remain in Schusteria. Pfingstl (2016) gave a detailed description of Sch. melanomerus and came to the same conclusion based on detailed morphological studies. [details]
Pfingstl & Schuster (2012) argued that both taxonomic transfers were unjustified and that these species should remain in Schusteria. Pfingstl (2016) gave a detailed description of Sch. melanomerus and came to the same conclusion based on detailed morphological studies. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Thalassozetes melanomerus (Marshall & Pugh, 2000). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=866122 on 2025-05-05
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(of Schusteria melanomerus Marshall & Pugh, 2000) Marshall, D. J.; Pugh, P. J. A. (2000). Two new species of Schusteria (Acari: Oribatida: Ameronothroidea) from marine shores in southern Africa. <em>African Zoology.</em> 35: 201-205. [details]
new combination reference Subías, L. S. (2008). Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo. <em>(Graellsia 60 (número extraordinario): 3-305 (2004), actualized pdf in May 2008, 540 pp., online capture).</em> [details]
new combination reference Subías, L. S. (2008). Listado sistemático, sinonímico y biogeográfico de los ácaros oribátidos (Acariformes: Oribatida) del mundo. <em>(Graellsia 60 (número extraordinario): 3-305 (2004), actualized pdf in May 2008, 540 pp., online capture).</em> [details]
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Status Marshall and Pugh (2000) described Schusteria melanomerus but Karasawa & Aoki (2005) questioned this classification and transferred it (and another species) to the genus Rhizophobates. Subías (2008) synonymized all species of Rhizophobates to Thalassozetes. This action was confirmed by Bayartogtokh & Chatterjee (2010). However, the systematic oribatid lists of Subías are just online lists in the internet and do not represent a published work according to the International Code on Zoological Nomenclature. Pfingstl & Schuster (2012) argued that both taxonomic transfers were unjustified and that these species should remain in Schusteria. Pfingstl (2016) gave a detailed description of Sch. melanomerus and came to the same conclusion based on detailed morphological studies. [details]
