Litarachna lopezae
Litarachna lopezae is a species of aquatic mite in the order Trombidiformes. Found around depths of 70 meters in the Mona Passage, Puerto Rico,[2][3] the species was named after Jennifer Lopez.[1][4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Pontarachnidae |
| Genus: | Litarachna |
| Species: | L. lopezae |
| Binomial name | |
| Litarachna lopezae | |
References
- Pešić, Vladimir; Chatterjee, Tapas; Alfaro, Monica; Schizas, Nikolaos V. (10 July 2014). "A new species of Litarachna (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from a Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystem". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers (425): 89–97. doi:10.3897/zookeys.425.8110. PMC 4137308. PMID 25147451. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "New Species of Mite Discovered in Puerto Rico, Named after Jennifer Lopez". Sci-News.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- Danica Coto (17 July 2014). "Puerto Rican water mite named after Jennifer Lopez". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- Harriet Gibsone (17 July 2014). "Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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