Acanthoderus
Acanthoderus[1] is a monotypic genus of stick insects in the tribe Pachymorphini. The single species Acanthoderus spinosus has a known distribution in Australia.[2]
Acanthoderus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Phasmatodea |
Family: | Phasmatidae |
Tribe: | Pachymorphini |
Genus: | Acanthoderus Gray, 1835 |
Species: | A. spinosus |
Binomial name | |
Acanthoderus spinosus (Gray, 1834) | |
From 1859 until 1875 the similar but unrelated Hoploclonia gecko was placed in the genus Acanthoderus.
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"Acanthoderus gecko" in the description of Gray, 1859
References
- Gray GR (1835) Synopsis of the species of insects belonging to the family of Phasmidae 14.
- Phasmida Species File: genus Acanthoderus Gray, 1835 (Version 5.0/5.0 retrieved 19 July 2021)
External Links
Data related to Acanthoderus at Wikispecies
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