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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phasmatodea |
| Family: | Phasmatidae |
| Tribe: | Pachymorphini |
| Genus: | Acanthoderus Gray, 1835 |
| Species: | A. spinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoderus spinosus (Gray, 1834)
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From 1859 until 1875 the similar but unrelated Hoploclonia gecko was placed in the genus Acanthoderus.
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
Data related to Acanthoderus at Wikispecies
