Biology:Litarachna lopezae
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Short description: Aquatic mite from Puerto Rico named after Jennifer Lopez
| Litarachna lopezae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Pontarachnidae |
| Genus: | Litarachna |
| Species: | L. lopezae
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| Binomial name | |
| Litarachna lopezae Pešić et al., 2014[1]
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Litarachna lopezae is a species of aquatic mite in the order Trombidiformes. Found around depths of 70 meters in the Mona Passage, Puerto Rico,[2][3] the species was named after Jennifer Lopez.[1][4]
See also
- List of organisms named after famous people (born 1950–present)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pešić, Vladimir; Chatterjee, Tapas; Alfaro, Monica; Schizas, Nikolaos V. (10 July 2014). "A new species of Litarachna (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from a Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystem". ZooKeys (Pensoft Publishers) (425): 89–97. doi:10.3897/zookeys.425.8110. PMID 25147451. PMC 4137308. https://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/8110/a-new-species-of-litarachna-acari-hydrachnidia-pontarachnidae-from-a-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystem. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ "New Species of Mite Discovered in Puerto Rico, Named after Jennifer Lopez". 16 July 2014. http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-new-species-mite-puerto-rico-jennifer-lopez-02066.html.
- ↑ Danica Coto (17 July 2014). "Puerto Rican water mite named after Jennifer Lopez". http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ls-celebrity-news/puerto-rican-water-mite-named-after-jennifer-lopez-20140717-ztu05.html.
- ↑ Harriet Gibsone (17 July 2014). "Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez". https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/17/scientists-name-new-species-of-water-mite-after-jennifer-lopez.
Wikidata ☰ Q17385083 entry
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