Parathalassius uniformus

Brooks & Cumming, 2017

Parathalassius uniformus is a of described from the Nearctic region in 2017. The species was established during a comprehensive revision of the Parathalassius, which included morphological phylogenetic analysis and COI mitochondrial . It is one of twelve Nearctic species in the genus, nine of which were newly described in the same revision. The genus Parathalassius is associated with sandy coastal .

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Parathalassius uniformus: /ˌpærəˈθæləsiəs juːnɪˈfɔːrməs/

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Habitat

Sandy coastal beaches and dunes. This inference is based on -level ecological associations documented for Parathalassius; specific microhabitat preferences for P. uniformus have not been independently confirmed.

Distribution

Nearctic region. Specific locality data for P. uniformus were not provided in the available source material.

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Taxonomic note

assignment varies between sources: (GBIF, iNaturalist, original description) versus (NCBI). The original 2017 description places the in Dolichopodidae: Parathalassiinae.

Research context

COI mitochondrial barcode sequences were obtained for this as part of the 2017 revision, and the species was included in a morphological phylogenetic analysis of the .

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