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Comment: Hi, thanks for the feedback. To explain my perspective on making this an article prior to these criteria being met, I figured that the journal the paper was published in being peer reviewed would constitute enough acceptance to warrant an article, simply due to peer review requiring experts in the field to find the description of the new species to be acceptable. I think my article for Jorottui was accepted very soon after it was described, but I suppose I'm not sure if it was added to the WAC by then. I do see that the WAC has catalogued the article describing P. abstrusus, but not added the taxon yet. I will keep an eye on it. I suppose I was uncertain on how the criterion that says that "All eukaryotic species that are accepted by taxonomists are presumed notable" is interpreted. Does being considered "accepted by taxonomists" require mention outside of the original article being accepted during peer review?Jsamson2001 (talk) 07:46, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: This species is so recently described that I can't find any evidence that it is accepted by other arachnologists, thus failing WP:NSPECIES (for now). I would suggest waiting for this species to be added to the World Amblypygi Catalog or for other publications to cite Cazzaniga & Prendini's paper before resubmitting. Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 07:11, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I would love to add more references to this but as it stands this is the only source I am aware of that discusses this species. The source I have used is the initial description of P. abstrusus. I figured that was fine for an article about a newly described species, like my short article on Jorottui. One thing I have thought about was adding a source to a Latin dictionary, but the paper I reference already includes an explanation of the species name.Jsamson2001(talk)
- Comment: notable but needs more references (just 1 source?) Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 16:45, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: I would love to add more references to this but as it stands this is the only source I am aware of that discusses this species. The source I have used is the initial description of P. abstrusus. I figured that was fine for an article about a newly described species, like my short article on Jorottui. One thing I have thought about was adding a source to a Latin dictionary, but the paper I reference already includes an explanation of the species name.Jsamson2001(talk)
| Phrynus abstrusus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Amblypygi |
| Family: | Phrynidae |
| Genus: | Phrynus |
| Species: | P. abstrusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynus abstrusus Cazzaniga & Prendini, 2026 | |
Phrynus abstrusus is a troglophilous species of amblypygid from the southern United States. It was previously considered to be a population of Phrynus operculatus. P. abstrusus differs from most other species in its genus in lacking most pigment, with a translucent cuticle making some internal organs visible within the opisthosoma. In addition to pigmentation, it can be separated from P. operculatus by the morphology of the spines on their raptorial pedipalps, and by the anatomy of the female gonopods. The type material was collected from rock crevices and a small cave in road cuts in southern Texas. The species name abstrusus, meaning secluded or concealed, refers to the species' inhabiting crevices.[1]
References
edit- ↑ Cazzaniga, Nicolas; Prendini, Lorenzo (February 27, 2026). "Phrynus abstrusus, a New Troglophilous Whip Spider (Amblypygi: Phrynidae) from Southern Texas". American Museum Novitates (4050): 1–16. doi:10.1206/4050.1 – via BioOne Digital Library.
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