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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, phallos = penis + Greek, stetho, stethion = brest; literal = to prick a little breast (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
The specific name is the Vietnamese name of the Mekong delta (Cưu Long), where the type series of the new species was collected. A noun in apposition, means nine dragons, in reference to nine distributaries of the Mekong basin in Vietnam.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : None | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS