<i>Petrolisthes virgilius</i> (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

<i>Petrolisthes virgilius</i>

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Although initially mistaken for Petrolisthes tonsorius in the 1970s, the uncommon colors and atypical habitat of Petrolisthes virgilius led the scientists to corroborate through genetic analyses that it was a new species.

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Alexandra Hiller and Bernd Werding

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