Attheyella yemanjae
| Attheyella yemanjae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Harpacticoida |
| Family: | Canthocamptidae |
| Genus: | Attheyella |
| Subgenus: | Delachauxiella |
| Species: | A. yemanjae |
| Binomial name | |
| Attheyella yemanjae Reid, 1993 | |
Attheyella yemanjae is a species of copepod in the family Canthocamptidae. It is only known from the type locality, which is the Campo Úmido da Onça in Brazil's Distrito Federal (15°56′40″S 47°54′20″W / 15.94444°S 47.90556°W).[1] It is listed as conservation dependent on the IUCN Red List.[2] The specific epithet yemanjae commemorates Yemanjá, the "beneficent and terrible goddess of the sea and the patroness of those who work on the waters" in Candombé mythology.[1]
References
- 1 2 J. L. W. Reid (1993). "Two new species of copepods (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Canthocamptidae) of particular biogeographical interest from central Brazil" (PDF). Nauplius (Rio Grande) 1: 13–38.
- ↑ J. W. Reid (1996). "Attheyella yemanjae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
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