Biology:Glomeremus orchidophilus
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Short description: Species of cricket-like animal
| Glomeremus orchidophilus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Ensifera |
| Family: | Gryllacrididae |
| Subfamily: | Gryllacridinae |
| Tribe: | Ametroidini |
| Genus: | Glomeremus |
| Species: | G. orchidophilus
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| Binomial name | |
| Glomeremus orchidophilus Hugel et al.
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Glomeremus orchidophilus[1] is a recently (2010) discovered species of raspy cricket found in the island of Réunion in the Mascarene Islands.[2] It is the only known pollinator of the orchid Angraecum cadetii. It is also the only cricket known to pollinate a flower.[3]
References
- ↑ S. Hugel; C. Micheneau; J. Fournel; B. H. Warren; A. Gauvin-Bialecki; T. Pailler; M. W. Chase; D. Strasberg (2010). "Glomeremus species from the Mascarene islands (Orthoptera, Gryllacrididae) with the description of the pollinator of an endemic orchid from the island of Réunion". Zootaxa 2545: 58–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2545.1.6. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/1/zt02545p068.pdf.
- ↑ "Pollinating Cricket". Top 10 New Species of 2010. Yahoo! News. 2011-05-24. https://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Top-10-New-Species-2010/ss/events/sc/05231110newspecies;_ylt=AmYnsHYIXN._xl4OsoH4FUSx_aF4;_ylu=X3oDMTE3MnBzMW5hBHBvcwMyOQRzZWMDeW5fZmVhdHVyZWQEc2xrA3NsaWRlc2hvd19saQ--#photoViewer=/ydownload/20110523/photos_net_web_sc/1306183901.
- ↑ "The pollinating cricket". In Pictures: Top ten new species. BBC. 2011-05-24. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13500847.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1954021 entry
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