Orchestia mediterranea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Talitroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Amphipoda
Subordo: Senticaudata
Infraordo: Talitrida
Superfamilia: Talitroidea

Familia: Talitridae
Genus: Orchestia
Species: Orchestia mediterranea

Name

Orchestia mediterranea Costa, 1853

Synonymy

  • Neotenorchestia kenwildishi Wildish, 2014
ZooBank: DD3AA445-5FAB-49FF-8D3E-84442454732C
Holotype: immature male of 7.2 mm total body length (NHMUK 2014. 397) and slide preparation from this individual (NHMUK 2014. 397)
Type locality: Approximately 0.5 km west of Kingsferry Bridge, The Swale on the mainland shore in a single rotting driftwood log (~ 3 × 0.5 × 0.5 m) determined to be of Douglas fir by Dr. P. Gasson, Kew (Pavesi et al. 2014). GPS position: 51° 23.97’N, 00° 43.56’E.
Paratypes: Nine juvenile paratypes (NHMUK 2014. 398 - 406) and 2 immature females (destructively sampled for temporary slide mounts and mtDNA analysis)
Etymology: named after Kenneth J. Wildish who discovered and collected the new taxon.

References

  • Costa, A. 1853. Relazione sulla memoria del Dottor Achille Costa, di Ricerche su' Crostacei Amfipodi del Regno di Napoli. Rendiconti della Societa Reale Borbonica, new series. 2, 167-178. BHL Reference page.  [see page 171, original description]


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