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We’re proud of our Leslibetaeus coibita
Wetpixel moderator Leslie Harris gets an entire genus named after her!
Last Update: 27 April 2006 09:56 PM
Author: Eric Cheng ( echeng )
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Our very own Leslie Harris (Wetpixel moderator) has just had an entirely new genus named after her through a newly described critter called Leslibetaeus coibita. Leslie traveled to Panama to collect the cute little guys and has some nice photos of them. There is a paper available on Zootaxa. We’re SO proud of her hard work and enthusiasm.
And we thought that the only critters she had an interest in were worms!
Zootaxa 1183: 27-41 (24 Apr. 2006) 6 plates; 45 references, Accepted: 8 Jan. 2006
Leslibetaeus coibita, n. gen., n. sp., a new alpheid shrimp from the Pacific coast of Panama (Crustacea: Decapoda)
A. ANKER (USA), D. PODDOUBTCHENKO (USA) & I.S. WEHRTMANN (Costa Rica)
Abstract & excerpt (PDF; 10KB) [free on zootaxa] [cached on wetpixel]
Unfortunately, Zootaxa has horrible nonexistent search features. To find the article on Zootaxa, go to the list of 2006 articles and do a text search for “Leslibetaeus”. Downloading the full article requires a subscription.
Congratulations, Leslie!