Echiniscus madonnae

Echiniscus madonnae is a tardigrade species, genus of Echiniscus. It was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz in South America in 2006, and named in honor of American singer-songwriter Madonna.

Echiniscus madonnae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Echiniscus
Species:
E. madonnae
Binomial name
Echiniscus madonnae
Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006

Etymology

Echiniscus madonnae was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz and published in the international journal of animal taxonomy Zootaxa in March 2006 (Vol. 1154, pp. 1–36).[1][2] The species was named in honor of American singer Madonna. The scientifics stated: "We take great pleasure in dedicating this species to one of the most significant artists of our times, Madonna Louise Veronica Ritchie".[3]

Description

So far it is the only species within the Echiniscus bigranulatus group that does not have true pores in the dorsal plate cuticle.[4]

Habitat

Echiniscus madonnae is found in Chile (Ancash, near Huaraz), mainly mosses on rocks and in Colombia (Magdalena and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta), in lichen of sub-andean forests. It was also found in Peru.[4] This species belongs to a Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America". 3923 (1). Biotaxa.org. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk and Kaczmarek, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. "Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. Michalczyk, Łuka; Kaczmarek, Łukasz (2006). "Revision of the Echiniscus bigranulatus group with a description of a new species Echiniscus madonnae (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) from South America". Zootaxa. Semantic Scholar. 1154: 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1154.1.1. S2CID 87647572.
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