13-576: Gothus may refer to: Gothus (genus) , a genus of crab Gothus , the Latinized form of the Germanic name Gaut An epithet for people originating from Götaland , including: Laurentius Petri Gothus (died 1579), Archbishop of Uppsala Laurentius Paulinus Gothus (1565–1646), Archbishop of Uppsala Johannes Matthiae Gothus (1592–1670), Bishop of Strängnäs See also [ edit ] Name of
26-441: A Go board and stones. The suffix -thus is common in xanthid genera. Individuals of Gothus are small crabs of less than 10 millimetres (0.39 in) of carapace width. The carapace is vibrantly colored, and covered in small, round granules and tufts of setae . The regions of the carapace are clearly defined, with the front divided by a V-shaped notch. The anterolateral margin of the carapace bears four teeth on each side, where
39-484: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gothus (genus) Gothus is a genus of crab in the family Xanthidae , known from the Indo-West Pacific . The genus comprises two species, Gothus consobrinus and the type Gothus teemo . Gothus is named after the game of Go , referencing the similarity of the carapace patterns and granules with
52-525: The seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean . The island is 75 kilometres (47 miles) long and 1,125 square kilometres (434 square miles) in area, making it the second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximately 145,000 inhabitants, it is by far the most populous of the Samoan Islands. Upolu is situated to the southeast of Savai'i , the "big island". Apia , the capital , is in the middle of
65-499: The Goths Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gothus . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gothus&oldid=1235356102 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
78-685: The South Pacific (later a major character in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, South Pacific ) on the owner of Aggie Grey's Hotel on the south end of the island. She was still running the hotel in 1960. A branch was later opened in Apia, overlooking the harbor. In 1841, the island was the site of the Bombardment of Upolu , an incident during the United States Exploring Expedition . In
91-495: The first is flattened and not always clearly defined. Gothus has been described as closest morphologically to Rhizaltus , although the latter's carapace does not show defined teeth. The genus Gothus comprises two known species. The type species, Gothus teemo , was described alongside the genus. The other species, Gothus consobrinus , was originally described as Actaea consobrina in 1873, before being transferred to Actaeodes in 1967. Molecular phylogeny confirms that
104-527: The home of Samoa's prime minister , Tuila'epa Sa'ilele Malielegaoi . In Lepā, only the church and the village's welcome sign remained standing after the disaster. An extremely small species of spider lives on Upolu. According to the Guinness Book of World Records , the spider is the size of a period (full stop) on a printed page. Upolu was the filming location for the 1953 South Seas film Return to Paradise , starring Gary Cooper . The island
117-614: The islands, they confiscated the estate and put it to the same use. It later served as the residence for the New Zealand administrator and, after independence, for the Samoan head of state. During World War II , the US Navy built Naval Base Upolu on the island. The island of Upolu was hit by a tsunami at 06:48:11 local time on 29 September 2009 (17:48:11 UTC ). Twenty villages on Upolu's south side were reportedly destroyed, including Lepā ,
130-610: The late 19th century, the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson owned a 400-acre (160-hectare) estate in the village of Vailima in Upolu. He died there in 1894 and is buried at the top of Mount Vaea overlooking his former estate. The Vailima estate was purchased in 1900 to serve as the official residence for the German governor of German Samoa . When the British / Dominion took over governance of
143-518: The north coast, and Faleolo International Airport at the western end of the island. The island has not had any historically recorded eruptions, although there is evidence of three lava flows, dating back only to between a few hundred and a few thousand years ago. In the Samoan branch of Polynesian mythology , Upolu was the first woman on the island. James Michener based his character Bloody Mary in Tales of
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#1732876761340156-465: The two species form a clade. Inside Xanthidae, the genus has tentatively been placed in the subfamily Euxanthinae , although molecular phylogeny has questioned the monophyly of the subfamily. The position of Gothus is not stable, with the genus variously clustering with Liomerinae or with Xanthias and parts of Euxanthinae depending on the analysis. Species in the genus are known to inhabit crevices inside shallow coral reefs. G. consobrinus
169-745: Was originally described from Upolu in modern-day Samoa , and is widely known from the Indo-West Pacific. Specimens have been reported in Japan , the Philippines , Vietnam and Australia , among other places. G. teemo has only been found in the Paracel and Spratly Islands of the South China Sea . Upolu Upolu is an island in Samoa , formed by a massive basaltic shield volcano which rises from
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