Willowsia cassagnaui

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Entomobryoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Collembola Ordo: Entomobryomorpha Superfamilia: Entomobryoidea

Familia: Entomobryidae
Subfamilia: Lepidocyrtinae
Tribus: Willowsiini
Genus: Willowsia
Species: Willowsia cassagnaui

Name

Willowsia cassagnaui Zhang, 2015

• Type locality: Nepal: Machapuchare, alt. 2200 m, above Pokhara, forest of large trees (Quercus semicarpifolia Sm. In Rees, Acer sp., rhododendrons, bamboos etc.), dry moss on a branch.
• Holotype: ♀ on slide; MNHN; leg. P. Cassagnau (# Nep. 76.51); 1976-10-26.

• Paratypes: 4 ♀ + 4 young specimens on slides; NJAU, MNHN.

• Eponymy: in honour of Paul Cassagnau.

References

Primary references

• Zhang, F. 2015. Some Willowsia from Nepal and Vietnam (Collembola: Entomobryidae) and description of one new species. Zootaxa 3905(4): 489–499. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3905.4.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Willowsia cassagnaui – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).