Attheyella tessiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Harpacticoida
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 Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Copepoda Infraclassis: Neocopepoda Superordo: Podoplea Ordo: Harpacticoida

Familia: Canthocamptidae
Genus: Attheyella
Species: Attheyella tessiae

Name

Attheyella tessiae Bang, Baguley & Moon, 2015: 13, figs. 7–10 [org. Attheyella (Neomrazekiella) tessiae]

• Holotype: USNM No: 1251796, ♀.

• Type locality: USA: The Lakeside littoral zone; 38°57'42"N, 119°57'14"W, 5 m water depth, of Lake Tahoe in California-Nevada.

• Etymology: The species name refers to Tahoe Tessie, a cryptozoological creature which supposedly resides in Lake Tahoe.

References

• Bang, W.H.; Baguley, J.G.; Moon, H., 2015: First record of harpacticoid copepods from Lake Tahoe, United States: two new species of Attheyella (Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae). ZooKeys, 479: 1–24. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.479.8673Reference page.  [original description: p. 13, figs. 7–10]