Acisoma attenboroughi
Acisoma attenboroughi, or Attenborough's pintail, is a species of dragonfly. It is a member of the genus Acisoma and was named after the naturalist Sir David Attenborough in honour of his 90th Birthday.[1][2][3]
Acisoma attenboroughi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Acisoma |
Species: | A. attenboroughi |
Binomial name | |
Acisoma attenboroughi Mens, Schutte, Stokvis & Dijkstra, 2016 | |
It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there.[1][2]
References
- "Attenborough at 90". 8 May 2016. BBC Television. Retrieved 8 May 2016. Missing or empty
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(help) - Mens, Lotte P.; Schütte, Kai; Stokvis, Frank R.; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Six, not two, species of Acisoma pintail dragonfly (Odonata: Libellulidae)". Zootaxa. 4109 (2): 153–72. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.2.3. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 27394858.
- Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2016). "Natural history: Restore our sense of species". Nature. 533 (7602): 172–174. doi:10.1038/533172a. ISSN 0028-0836. PMID 27172032.
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