Abrochtha sonneborni

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Bdelloida 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Platyzoa
Phylum: Rotifera
Classis: Bdelloidea
Ordo: Bdelloida

Familia: Philodinavidae
Genus: Abrochtha
Species:Abrochtha sonneborni

Name

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Abrochtha sonneborni Birky, Ricci, Melone & Fontaneto, 2011

Type locality: Bird bath at 2641 N. Tomas Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA, altitude 652 m, 32°15′21.2′′N, 111°2′36.7′′W.
Etymology: The species name is dedicated to the memory of Tracy Morton Sonneborn for his pioneering studies of the genetics of the ciliate Paramecium.


References

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  • 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. [1]