Title
On the identity of Victoria's Mouse Opossum, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898
Title Variants
Alternative:
Victoria's Mouse Opossum
Related Titles
Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3960
By
Giarla, Thomas C.
, author
Voss, Robert S.
, author
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2020]
Notes
Caption title.
"September 10, 2020."
Phylogenetic analyses of molecular sequence data obtained from the holotype of Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898, together with a reassessment of its morphological characters indicate that this species does not belong to the subgenus Micoureus as previously believed. Instead, both molecular and phenotypic data are consistent with the hypothesis that M. regina is a senior synonym of M. isthmica Goldman, 1912, in the subgenus Exulomarmosa. Because replacing isthmica with regina would create nomenclatural confusion, we recommend maintaining current usage of the former name and suppressing usage of the latter.
Subjects
Classification
,
Marmosa
,
Molecular aspects
,
Opossums
,
Phylogeny
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3960 2020
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/3960.1
OCLC:
1194589606
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