Siren sphagnicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Sirenoidea

Familia: Sirenidae
Genus: Siren
Species: Siren sphagnicola

Name

Siren sphagnicola Fedler, Enge & Moler, 2023: 366

• Holotype: UF 185209, adult ♀, collected by Matthew Fedler, Paul Moler and Pierson Hill on 18 January 2019.
• Type locality: “Junior Walton Pond in Okaloosa Co., Florida, USA (30.69270°N, 86.47250°W, datum WGS84, elev. 30 m)”.

References

Primary references

• Fedler, M.T., Enge, K.M. & Moler, P.E. 2023. Unraveling Siren (Caudata: Sirenidae) systematics and description of a small, seepage specialist. Zootaxa 5258(4): 351–378. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5258.4.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Seepage Siren