Etheostoma (Doration) obama

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Etheostoma (Doration) obama

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Percoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Percidae
Subfamilia: Etheostomatinae
Genus: Etheostoma
Subgenus: E. (Doration)

Species: Etheostoma (Doration) obama

Name edit

Holotype: UAIC 10337.29. Paratypes: UAIC 10337.27 (30), 9874.32 (33); USNM 328259 (6); UT 91.1538 (22); NLU 52970 (3); SIUC 22876 (5); TU 167869 (5); UF 100288 (5); UMMZ 225160 (5); INHS 79399 (13); UAIC 10319.09 (6).

Type locality: Duck River below dam at TN Hwy 64/US Hwy 231 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee.[1]

Etymology: The species epithet honors President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America, and his environmental leadership and commitment during challenging economic times in the areas of clean energy, energy efficiency, environmental protection and humanitarian efforts globally, and especially for the people of the United States.

Vernacular names edit

English: Spangled Darter

References edit

  • Layman, S. R. & Mayden, R. L.; 2012: Morphological Diversity and Phylogenetics of the Darter Subgenus Doration (Percidae: Etheostoma), with Descriptions of Five New Species. Bulletin of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, 30: 1–83.