Gondwanothrix
| Gondwanothrix | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Cladocera |
| Suborder: | Anomopoda |
| Family: | Gondwanotrichidae Van Damme, Shiel & Dumont, 2007 |
| Genus: | Gondwanothrix Van Damme, Shiel & Dumont, 2007 |
| Species: | G. halsei |
| Binomial name | |
| Gondwanothrix halsei Van Damme, Shiel & Dumont, 2007 | |
Gondwanothrix halsei is a species of small crustaceans (ca. 1.0–1.3 millimetres or 0.039–0.051 inches) within the order Cladocera, in the suborder Anomopoda, placed in its own family, Gondwanotrichidae.[1][2] It exists in a macrotrichid habitus found in humic coastal dune lakes and swamps in southwest Western Australia. The species' type locality is Angove Lake in the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve (34°56′32″S 118°9′54″E / 34.94222°S 118.16500°E).
References
- ↑ K. Van Damme, R. J. Shiel & H. J. Dumont (2007). "Notothrix halsei gen. n., sp. n., representative of a new family of freshwater cladocerans (Branchiopoda, Anomopoda) from SW Australia, with a discussion of ancestral traits and a preliminary molecular phylogeny of the order". Zoologica Scripta. 36 (5): 465–487. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00292.x.
- ↑ K. Van Damme, R. J. Shiel & H. J. Dumont (2007). "Gondwanotrichidae nom. nov. pro Nototrichidae Van Damme, Shiel & Dumont, 2007". Zoologica Scripta. 36 (6): 623. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00304.x.
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