Abrochtha kingi
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Bdelloida |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Philodinavidae
Genus: Abrochtha
Species: Abrochtha kingi
Name
editAbrochtha kingi Birky, Ricci, Melone & Fontaneto, 2011
- Type locality: Shelf Lake Number 3, Snowy Range, Wyoming, USA; altitude 3316 m, 41°22′43.2′′N, 106°17′20.9′′W.
- Etymology: The species is dedicated to the life-long studies of Charles Everett King, from Oregon State University, on ecology and genetics of rotifers.
References
editPrimary references
edit- Birky, C.W. Jr., Ricci, C., Melone, G. & Fontaneto, D. 2011. Integrating DNA and morphological taxonomy to describe diversity in poorly studied microscopic animals: new species of the genus Abrochtha Bryce, 1910 (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Philodinavidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 161(4): 723–734. Online