Echiniscus madonnae is a tardigrade species, genus of Echiniscus. It was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz in South America in 2006, and named in honor of American singer-songwriter Madonna.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Echiniscus |
| Species: | E. madonnae
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| Binomial name | |
| Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006
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Etymology
editEchiniscus madonnae was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz and published in the international journal of animal taxonomy Zootaxa in March 2006 (Vol. 1154, pp. 1–36).[1][2] The species was named in honor of American singer Madonna. The scientifics stated: "We take great pleasure in dedicating this species to one of the most significant artists of our times, Madonna Louise Veronica Ritchie".[3]
Description
editSo far it is the only species within the Echiniscus bigranulatus group that does not have true pores in the dorsal plate cuticle.[4]
Habitat
editEchiniscus madonnae is 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. It was also found in Peru.[4] This species belongs to a Neotropical and Antarctic bigranulatus group.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Annotated zoogeography of non-marine Tardigrada. Part II: South America". 3923 (1). Biotaxa.org. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk and Kaczmarek, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Echiniscus madonnae Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Michalczyk, Łuka; 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. Semantic Scholar: 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1154.1.1. S2CID 87647572.