Echiniscus madonnae

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

Echiniscus madonnae is a tardigrade species, in the family Echiniscidae. It was described by Polish zoologists Łukasz Michalczyk and Łukasz Kaczmarek from moss samples collected in Peru in 2006, and named in honor of American singer-songwriter Madonna.[1]

Etymology

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Echiniscus madonnae was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz and published in the international journal of animal taxonomy Zootaxa in March 2006.[2][3] The species was named in honor of American singer Madonna. The scientists stated: "We take great pleasure in dedicating this species to one of the most significant artists of our times, Madonna Louise Veronica Ritchie".[4]

It was subsequently transferred in 2019 to newly created genus Barbaria, which is named after Polish zoologist Barbara Węglarska.[5]

Description

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So far it is the only species within the Echiniscus bigranulatus group that does not have true pores in the dorsal plate cuticle.[1]

Habitat

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Apart from its type locality in Peru, Echiniscus madonnae is also 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.[2] This species belongs to a Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Michalczyk, Łukasz; 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. 1154 (1): 1–26. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1154.1.1. S2CID 87647572.
  2. ^ a b Kaczmarek Ł, Michalczyk Ł, McInnes SJ (February 25, 2015). "Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America". Zootaxa. 3923 (1). PMID 25781568. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk and Kaczmarek, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Gąsiorek P, Morek W, Stec D, Michalczyk, Ł (2019). "Untangling the Echiniscus Gordian knot: paraphyly of the "arctomys group" (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)". Cladistics. 35: 633–653. doi:10.1111/cla.12377.
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