Mycetomoellerius turrifex
Appearance
Mycetomoellerius turrifex | |
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M. turrifex Collected Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Texas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
Genus: | Mycetomoellerius |
Species: | M. turrifex
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Binomial name | |
Mycetomoellerius turrifex (Wheeler, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
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Mycetomoellerius turrifex is a species of fungus farming ant in the myrmicine genus Mycetomoellerius. The species was formerly placed in the genus Trachymyrmex,[1][2][3][4][5] but was moved to the newly erected genus Mycetomoellerius by Solomon et al (2019) based on molecular phylogenetic analysis.[6]
Subspecies
[edit]Two subspecies had been previously recognized in the species T. turrifex caroli (Wheeler, 1911)[1][2] and T. t. turrifex (Wheeler, 1903),[1][2] however Solomon et al (2019) did not recover any subspecies as distinct.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Trachymyrmex turrifex Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Trachymyrmex turrifex". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Trachymyrmex turrifex Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Trachymyrmex turrifex Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Species: Mycetomoellerius turrifex (Wheeler, 1903)". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b Solomon, S. E.; Rabeling, C.; Sosa-Calvo, J.; Lopes, C. T.; Rodrigues, A.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Bacci, M. Jr.; Mueller, U. G.; Schultz, T. R. (2019). "The molecular phylogenetics of Trachymyrmex Forel ants and their fungal cultivars provide insights into the origin and coevolutionary history of 'higher-attine' ant agriculture". Systematic Entomology. 44 (4): 939-956. Bibcode:2019SysEn..44..939S. doi:10.1111/syen.12370.
External links
[edit]Media related to Trachymyrmex turrifex at Wikimedia Commons