Parakatianna salmoni | |
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Type specimen of Parakatianna salmoni from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Collembola |
Order: | Symphypleona |
Family: | Katiannidae |
Genus: | Parakatianna |
Species: | P. salmoni |
Binomial name | |
Parakatianna salmoni (Wise, 1964) | |
Synonyms | |
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Parakatianna salmoni is a species of springtail belonging to the family Katiannidae. [1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1964. [1] The species is native to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands. [2]
The species was first described as Longkingia salmoni in 1964 by Keith Arthur John Wise, who named this after J. T. Salmon, who first discovered the species. [2] The species has since been placed within the genus Parakatianna . [1]
Parakatianna salmoni is dark green and colourless when preserved in alcohol. The species grows up to 1.2 mm (0.047 in) in length, and has antennae that are twice as long as its head. [2]
The species is known to commonly occur in the Campbell Islands, typically found in aerial portions of vegetation such as tussock. [2]
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John Tenison Salmon was a New Zealand photographer, entomologist, academic, conservationist, and author. His primary occupation was as an entomologist; first at the Dominion Museum and then at Victoria University College.
Keith Arthur John Wise, often referred to as K. A. J. Wise, was a New Zealand entomologist. Originally employed at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wise began working with the Bishop Museum in the early 1960s, coordinating field programmes for United States visits to Antarctica and Subantarctic islands. This work led Wise to identify and describe large numbers of novel species, including many species of springtail. In 1965, Wise became the first Curator of Entomology at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, where he was integral in creating the first entomology section within the natural history gallery.
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