Description
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Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 7 meters (23 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
()
- Heider, 1913
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
()
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
()
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
()
- Class:
Arachnida
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Arachnids
- Subclass:
Acari
()
- Leach, 1817
- Mites and Ticks
- Superorder:
Acariformes
()
- Zakhvatkin, 1952
- Mitelike Mites
- Order:
Actinedida
()
- Van Der Hammen, 1968 [1972?]
- Suborder:
Parasitengona
()
- Oudemans, 1909
- Superfamily:
Hygrobatoidea
()
- C.l. Koch, 1842
- Family:
Limnesiidae
()
- Sig Thor, 1900
- Genus:
Limnesia
()
- Specific name:
fulgida
- Koch, 1836
- Scientific name: - Limnesia fulgida Koch, 1836
- Specific name:
fulgida
- Koch, 1836
- Genus:
Limnesia
(
- Family:
Limnesiidae
(
- Superfamily:
Hygrobatoidea
(
- Suborder:
Parasitengona
(
- Order:
Actinedida
(
- Superorder:
Acariformes
(
- Subclass:
Acari
(
- Class:
Arachnida
(
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
(
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
(
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
(
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Limnesia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 34 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. acuminata · L. alzatei · L. anomala · L. anomola · L. arevaloi · L. arevaloi ambulatoria · L. aspera · L. augustipalpis · L. campanulata · L. coerula · L. columbica · L. connata · L. cornuta · L. eggletoni · L. fulgida · L. histrionica · L. jaczewskii · L. jamurensis · L. koenikei · L. lembangensis · L. maculata · L. manubriata · L. marshallae · L. marshalliana · L. patagonica · L. paucispina · L. polonica · L. protractipora · L. rivophyla · L. similis · L. undulata · L. undulatoides · L. walteri · L. wawasea
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Further Reading
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- Abhandlungen herausgegeben vom Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein zu Bremen. Bremen: Im Selbstverlag des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins, 1866- GER url p. 263.
- An introduction to acarology / [by] Edward W. Baker [and] G.W. Wharton. New York: Macmillan, [1952] ENG url p. 298.
- Araneae, Acarina und Tardigrada / bearbeitet von Friedrich Dahl, F. Koenike und A. Brauer. Jena: G. Fischer, 1909. GER url p. 82.
- Check list of North American water-mites / Rodger D. Mitchell. Chicago: Chicago Natural History Museum, 1954. ENG url p. 40.
- Entomologische berichten. Amsterdam. MUL url p. 270, p. 4.
- Hardwicke's science-gossip: an illustrated medium of interchange and gossip for students and lovers of nature. London: Robert Hardwicke, 1866- ENG url p. 39.
- Revue suisse de zoologie. Genève, Kundig [etc.] FRE url p. 225.
- The Journal of the Quekett Microscopical Club. [London: Quekett Microscopical Club, 1868]-1966. ENG url p. 228.
- The Scottish naturalist. Arbroath [etc.]T. Buncle & Co. [etc.] ENG url p. 41.
- Yale North India Expedition. New Haven, Conn., Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1934-36. ENG url p. 111.
- Zoologica. Stuttgart [etc.]E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchandlung [etc.] GER url p. 205.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- NLBIF: Limnodata
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2695863
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-83058
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 83058
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 513546
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 20.590 based on 910 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
