Biology:Tetrapus americanus

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Short description: Species of wasp


Tetrapus americanus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Agaonidae
Subfamily: Tetrapusiinae
Genus: Tetrapus
Species:
T. americanus
Binomial name
Tetrapus americanus
Mayr

Tetrapus americanus is a species of fig wasp which is native to South and Central America. It has an obligate mutualism with Ficus maxima, the fig species it pollinates.[1]

References

  1. Jousselin, Emmanuelle; Finn Kjellberg; Edward Allen Herre (2004). "Flower specialization in a passively pollinated monoecious fig: A question of style and stigma?". International Journal of Plant Sciences 165 (4): 587–593. doi:10.1086/386558. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718164432/http://www.cefe.cnrs.fr/coev/pdf/fk/Jousellin2004%20Int%20J%20Plant%20S.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7706691 entry