Tetrapus americanus
Appearance
Tetrapus americanus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Agaonidae |
Subfamily: | Tetrapusiinae |
Genus: | Tetrapus |
Species: | T. americanus
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Binomial name | |
Tetrapus americanus |
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
- ^ Jousselin, Emmanuelle; Finn Kjellberg; Edward Allen Herre (2004). "Flower specialization in a passively pollinated monoecious fig: A question of style and stigma?" (PDF). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 165 (4): 587–593. doi:10.1086/386558. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18.