Pleurotrocha fontanetoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ploima
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: Eurotatoria Subclassis: Monogononta Superordo: Pseudotrocha Ordo: Ploima

Familia: Notommatidae
Genus: Pleurotrocha
Species:Pleurotrocha fontanetoi

Name

Pleurotrocha fontanetoi De Smet, 2015

Type locality: Punta della Madonna di Ponente, Elba Island, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. In psammon collected on 28.09.2006, 50 m from shoreline and depth of 40 m; water temperature 22 °C.

Etymology: The species is dedicated to Diego Fontaneto.

References

• De Smet, W.H. (2015): Rotifera from the Mediterranean Sea, with description of ten new species. Zootaxa, 4028 (2): 151–196. [1]