Lessonia oreas

(Andean Negrito)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Chromista T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
  - Subkingdom: Chromobiota Cavalier-Smith, 1991
    - Infrakingdom: Heterokonta (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
      - Phylum: Ochrophyta (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Subphylum: Phaeista Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Infraphylum: Chrysista (Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Superclass: Phaeistia Cavalier-Smith, 1995
        Class: Phaeophyceae
        Order: Laminariales
        Family: Lessoniaceae
        Subfamily: Tyranninae
        Genus: Lessonia (J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
        Specific descriptor: oreas (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869)
        Scientific name: Lessonia oreas (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1869)

Notes:

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Nov-2006

Distribution

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Habitat

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Vegetation: freshwater lakes and ponds, alkaline lakes • Minimum Elevation: 2,800 meters • Maximum Elevation: 4,300 meters • Zoogeographic Region: Altiplano and Western Andes • Foraging Strata: Terrestrial • Center of Abundance: Upper montaine: mountains, upper range, above 3,600 m. • Relative Abundance in Tropical America: Fairly common • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Medium.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Lessonia:

There are approximately 28 species and subspecies in this genus: L. adamsiae · L. brevifolia · L. bupleuroides · L. ciliata · L. corrugata · L. dubia · L. flavicans · L. frutescens · L. fuscescens · L. grandifolia · L. laminarioides · L. littoralis · L. nigrescens · L. oreas (Andean Negrito) · L. ovata · L. quercifolia · L. repens · L. rufa (Patagonian Negrito) · L. rufa oreas · L. rufa rufa · L. rufa ssp · L. sarcophyllum · L. simulans · L. sinclairii · L. tholiformis · L. trabeculata · L. vadosa · L. variegata

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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.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, "Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds," in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

Field Museum: Birds specimens
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
Senckenberg: Collection Aves (spirit preserved)

Identifiers:

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 560776
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 333692
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131318

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Last Revised: June 10, 2008