title: Mimulus Stimpson, 1860, a junior synonym of Pugettia Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae).
abstract: William Stimpson (1860) established Mimulus (Brachyura: Majoidea: Epialtidae), with a single species, Mfoliatus. Rathbun (1894) placed the genus in synonymy with Pugettia Dana, 18951, but subsequent authors have considered Mimulus to be a valid genus. Genetic evidence and re-examination of the morphology indicate that M. foliatus belongs to a clade of majoid crabs consisting of species of Pugettia. We therefore consider Mimulus to be a junior synonym of Pugettia. We provide a list of all species of Pugettia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station Texas 77843-3258, USA. Wicksten@bio.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Wicksten
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Stachowicz
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D002140:California; D013045:Species Specificity