Potamotrygon amandae

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Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Dasyatoidea 

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: Batoidea
Superordo: Batomorphii
Ordo: Myliobatiformes
Subordo: Myliobatoidei
Superfamilia: Dasyatoidea

Familia: Potamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: Potamotrygon amandae

Name[edit]

Potamotrygon amandae Loboda & Carvalho, 2013

  • Holotype: MZUSP 110910.
  • Paratypes: 12.

Type locality: Paraguai River, subdistrict of Albuquerque, district of Corumbá, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, 19º41’S, 57º38’W.

Etymology: The species is named after biologist Amanda Lucas Gimeno, who was an undergraduate colleague of the first author.

References[edit]

  • Loboda, T.S.; de Carvalho, M.R. 2013: Systematic revision of the Potamotrygon motoro (Müller & Henle, 1841) species complex in the Paraná-Paraguay basin, with description of two new ocellated species (Chondrichthyes: Myliobatiformes: Potamotrygonidae). Neotropical ichthyology 11(4): 693–737. Full article (PDF) Reference page