Ginglymostoma unami

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Orectolobiformes
Familia: Ginglymostomatidae
Genus: Ginglymostoma
Species: Ginglymostoma unami

Name

Ginglymostoma unami Moral-Flores et al., 2015

• Holotype: CNPE-IBUNAM 18850.
• Paratypes: CNPE-IBUNAM; CPFES; UCR.

Type locality: Punta Salchii, Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico, 15°40'N, 96°21'W.

Etymology: The specific name unami refers to the acronym of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in recognition of the vital role it plays in the education of the Mexican people.

References

• Del Moral-Flores, L.F, Ramírez-Antonio, E., Angulo, A. & Pérez-Ponce de León, G. 2015. Ginglymostoma unami sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobiformes: Ginglymostomatidae): una especie nueva de tiburón gata del Pacífico oriental tropical / Ginglymostoma unami sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobiformes: Ginglymostomatidae): a new species of nurse shark from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 86: 48–58. DOI: 10.7550/rmb.46192 Reference page.