Adineta fontanetoi

Taxonavigation

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: Adinetidae
Genus: Adineta
Species:Adineta fontanetoi

Adineta fontanetoi Iakovenko, Smykla, Convey, Kasparova, Kozeretska, Trokhymets, Dykyy, Plewka, Devetter, Duris & Janko, 2015

Type locality: Beaufort Island, Antarctica, 9 m asl, 76° 58.147' S, 166° 54.217' E.

Etymology: The species is named after rotiferologist Diego Fontaneto.

Iakovenko, Smykla, Convey, Kasparova, Kozeretska, Trokhymets, Dykyy, Plewka, Devetter, Duris & Janko (2015): Antarctic bdelloid rotifers: diversity, endemism and evolution. Hydrobiologia, 761: 5–43. [1]