@article{Goulding_Bourke_Comendador_Khalil_Quang_Tan_Tan_Dayrat_2021, title={Systematic revision of Platevindex Baker, 1938 (Gastropoda: Euthyneura: Onchidiidae)}, volume={737}, url={https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1259}, DOI={10.5852/ejt.2021.737.1259}, abstractNote={<p>In the Indo-West Pacific, intertidal slugs of the genus <em>Platevindex </em>Baker, 1938 are common in mangrove forests, where they typically live on the roots and trunks of mangrove trees. These slugs are easily distinguished from most onchidiids by their hard notum and narrow foot, but despite their large size and abundance, species diversity and geographic distributions have remained a mystery. With the aid of new collections from across the entire Indo-West Pacific, the taxonomy of <em>Platevindex </em>is revised using an integrative approach (natural history field observations, re-examination of type specimens, mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences, and comparative anatomy). In this monograph, nine species of <em>Platevindex </em>are recognized, including one new to science: <em>P. amboinae </em>(Plate, 1893), <em>P. applanatus </em>(Simroth, 1920) comb. nov., <em>P. aptei </em>Goulding &amp; Dayrat sp. nov., <em>P. burnupi </em>(Collinge, 1902) comb. nov., <em>P. coriaceus </em>(Semper, 1880), <em>P. latus </em>(Plate, 1893), <em>P. luteus </em>(Semper, 1880), <em>P. martensi </em>(Plate, 1893) and <em>P. tigrinus </em>(Stoliczka, 1869) comb. nov. Five species names are recognized as junior synonyms, four of which are new, and two <em>Platevindex </em>names are regarded as <em>nomina dubia</em>. One new subspecies is also recognized: <em>P. coriaceus darwinensis </em>Goulding &amp; Dayrat subsp. nov. Most species were previously known only from the type material and many new geographic records are provided across the Indo-West Pacific, from South Africa to the West Pacific (Japan, New Ireland and New Caledonia).</p>}, number={1}, journal={European Journal of Taxonomy}, author={Goulding, Tricia C. and Bourke, Adam J. and Comendador, Joseph and Khalil, Munawar and Quang, Ngo Xuan and Tan, Shau Hwai and Tan, Siong Kiat and Dayrat, BenoƮt}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={1-133} }