Rubicundus
| Rubicundus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Myxini |
| Order: | Myxiniformes |
| Family: | Myxinidae |
| Genus: | Rubicundus Fernholm, Norén, S. O. Kullander, Quattrini, Zintzen, C. D. Roberts, H. K. Mok & C. H. Kuo, 2013 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Eptatretus rubicundus Kuo, Lee & Mok, 2010 | |
Rubicundus is a genus of hagfishes. R. eos, R. lakeside and R. rubicundus are known from single specimens caught in the Tasman Sea, Galápagos and Taiwan.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:
- Rubicundus eos (Fernholm, 1991) (Pink hagfish)
- Rubicundus lakeside (Mincarone & J. E. McCosker, 2004)
- Rubicundus lopheliae (Fernholm & Quattrini, 2008)
- Rubicundus rubicundus (C. H. Kuo, S. C. Lee & H. K. Mok, 2010)
References
- ↑ Fernholm, B., Norén, M., Kullander, S.O., Quattrini, A.M., Zintzen, V., Roberts, C.D., Mok, H.-K. & Kuo, C.-H. (2013): Hagfish phylogeny and taxonomy, with description of the new genus Rubicundus (Craniata, Myxinidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 51 (4): 296–307.
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