Acisoma attenboroughi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Libellulidae |
Genus: | Acisoma |
Species: | A. attenboroughi |
Binomial name | |
Acisoma attenboroughi Mens, Schutte, Stokvis & Dijkstra, 2016 | |
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It is found only in Madagascar, but is "very common" there. [2] [3]
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