Lessonia rufa
(Patagonian Negrito)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Chromista
T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
- Subkingdom: Chromobiota
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Infrakingdom: Heterokonta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
- Phylum: Ochrophyta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum: Phaeista
Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum: Chrysista
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Superclass: Phaeistia
Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Class: Phaeophyceae
- Order: Laminariales
- Family: Lessoniaceae
- Subfamily: Tyranninae
- Genus: Lessonia
(J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Specific descriptor: rufa (Gmelin, 1789)
- Scientific name: Lessonia rufa (Gmelin, 1789)
- Specific descriptor: rufa (Gmelin, 1789)
- Genus: Lessonia
(J.F. Gmelin, 1789)
- Subfamily: Tyranninae
- Family: Lessoniaceae
- Order: Laminariales
- Class: Phaeophyceae
- Superclass: Phaeistia
Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infraphylum: Chrysista
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Subphylum: Phaeista
Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Phylum: Ochrophyta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) T. Cavalier-Smith, 1995
- Infrakingdom: Heterokonta
(Cavalier-Smith, 1986) Cavalier-Smith, 1995 - Heterokonts
- Subkingdom: Chromobiota
Cavalier-Smith, 1991
- Kingdom: Chromista
T. Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Chromists
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Nov-2006
Distribution
Habitat
Vegetation: freshwater lakes and ponds, alkaline lakes • Minimum Elevation: 0 meters • Maximum Elevation: 2,000 meters • Foraging Strata: Terrestrial • Center of Abundance: Lower subtropical: lowlands, lower than 500 m.; subtropics. • Relative Abundance in Tropical America: Fairly common • Sensitivity to Disturbance: Low.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lessonia:
There are approximately 20 species and subspecies in this genus: L. adamsiae · L. brevifolia · L. bupleuroides · L. ciliata · L. corrugata · L. frutescens · L. fuscescens · L. laminarioides · L. nigrescens · L. oreas (Andean Negrito) · L. repens · L. rufa (Patagonian Negrito) · L. rufa oreas · L. rufa rufa · L. rufa ssp · L. sarcophyllum · L. tholiformis · L. trabeculata · L. vadosa · L. variegata
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Parker III, T.A., D.F. Stotz, and J.W. Fitzpatrick, "Ecological and Distributional Databases for Neotropical Birds," in Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation, by D.F. Stotz, T.A. Parker III, J.W. Fitzpatrick, and D.K. Moskovits (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996). ISBN 0-226-64676-9.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Aves (spirit preserved)
Identifiers:
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 560777
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13837556
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131319
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