Speocirolana thermydronis
Speocirolana thermydronis is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae.[3][4] It is endemic to Mexico and only known from springs near Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila. Its habitat is threatened by irrigation.[1]
| Speocirolana thermydronis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Speocirolana |
| Species: | S. thermydronis |
| Binomial name | |
| Speocirolana thermydronis Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1966[2] | |
The holotype is a female measuring 15 mm (0.6 in) from the tip of the head to the end of the telson.[2]
References
- Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group. (1996). "Speocirolana thermydromis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20466A9202608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20466A9202608.en. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- Cole, G. A. & Minckley, W. L. (1966). "Speocirolana thermydronis, a new species of cirolanid isopod crustacean from Central Coahuila, Mexico". Tulane Studies in Zoology. 13: 17–22. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.19673. ISSN 0082-6782.
- Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2022). "Speocirolana thermydronis Cole & Minckley, 1966". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- "Speocirolana thermydronis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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