WoRMS taxon details
Pullosquilla decocki Ahyong, 2025
1808790 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1808790)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ahyong, S. T. (2025). First mantis shrimp of the genus <i>Pullosquilla</i> Manning, 1978, from Vanuatu (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Nannosquillidae), with a key to the species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5621(5): 587–593., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.6 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype AM P109142, geounit Vanuatu
Holotype AM P109142, geounit Vanuatu [details]
Etymology Named for Wim Decock on occasion of his retirement from the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). Wim has been a core member of...
Etymology Named for Wim Decock on occasion of his retirement from the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). Wim has been a core member of the WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species; www.marinespecies.org) data management team for more than 16 years. It is a pleasure to name the new species in his honour. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Pullosquilla decocki Ahyong, 2025. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1808790 on 2025-07-10
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Ahyong, S. T. (2025). First mantis shrimp of the genus <i>Pullosquilla</i> Manning, 1978, from Vanuatu (Crustacea: Stomatopoda: Nannosquillidae), with a key to the species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5621(5): 587–593., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.6 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Holotype AM P109142, geounit Vanuatu [details]
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Etymology Named for Wim Decock on occasion of his retirement from the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). Wim has been a core member of the WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species; www.marinespecies.org) data management team for more than 16 years. It is a pleasure to name the new species in his honour. [details]
