Wetanema ripariae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Thelastomatoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematoda Classis: Chromadorea Ordo: Rhabditida Subordo: Oxyuridomorpha Superfamilia: Thelastomatoidea

Familia: Thelastomatidae
Genus: Wetanema
Species: Wetanema ripariae

Name

• Wetanema ripariae Yeates & McCartney, 2006: 203 ZooBank
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original genus: Wetanema Dale, 1967
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: female
    • Repository: NNCNZ
  • Type host: Motuweta riparia Gibbs, 2002, 'from hind gut'
  • Type locality: 'Wairata (south western edge of the Raukumara Ranges, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand (38°18'S, 177°20'E)'

References

• Yeates, G.W.; McCartney, J. 2006: Wetanema ripariae n. sp. (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) from the Raukumara tusked weta Motuweta riparia Gibbs. New Zealand journal of zoology 33(3): 203-206. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9518446 . Reference page.