Abrochtha sonneborni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bdelloida
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: Philodinavidae
Genus: Abrochtha
Species:Abrochtha sonneborni

Name

Abrochtha sonneborni Birky, Ricci, Melone & Fontaneto, 2011

Type locality: Bird bath at 2641 N. Tomas Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA, altitude 652 m, 32°15′21.2′′N, 111°2′36.7′′W.

Etymology: The species name is dedicated to the memory of Tracy Morton Sonneborn for his pioneering studies of the genetics of the ciliate Paramecium.

References

• Birky, C.W. Jr.; Ricci, C.; Melone, G.; Fontaneto, D. (2011): Integrating DNA and morphological taxonomy to describe diversity in poorly studied microscopic animals: new species of the genus Abrochtha Bryce, 1910 (Rotifera: Bdelloidea: Philodinavidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (4): 723–734. [1]