Gomphus lynnae

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Endangered

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial ; Freshwater [1].

Ecology: Open rivers with mud and gravel among rocks (Dunkle 2002). Probably more stable in Oregon than in Washington.[1].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.1     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Gomphurus lynnae • Gomphurus lynnae (Paulson

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Transferred from the genus Gomphurus to Gomphus as the former is now a subgenus .[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Gomphus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 42 species and subspecies in this genus:

G. abbreviatus (Spine-Crowned Clubtail) · G. adelphus (Mustached Clubtail) · G. apomyius (Banner Clubtail) · G. australis (Clearlake Clubtail) · G. borealis (Beaverpond Clubtail) · G. cavillaris (Sandhill Clubtail) · G. consanguis (Cherokee Clubtail) · G. crassus (Handsome Clubtail) · G. davidi (Levant Clubtail) · G. descriptus (Harpoon Clubtail) · G. dilatatus (Blackwater Clubtail) · G. diminutus (Diminutive Clubtail) · G. exilis (Lancet Clubtail) · G. externus (Plains Clubtail) · G. fraternus (Midland Clubtail) · G. geminatus (Twin-Striped Clubtail) · G. gonzalezi (Tamaulipan Clubtail) · G. graslinellus (Pronghorn Clubtail) · G. graslinii (Pronged Clubtail) · G. hodgesi (Hodges' Clubtail) · G. hybridus (Cocoa Clubtail) · G. kurilis (Pacific Clubtail) · G. lineatifrons (Splendid Clubtail) · G. lividus (Ashy Clubtail) · G. lynnae (Columbia Clubtail) · G. militaris (Sulphur-Tipped Clubtail) · G. minutus (Cypress Clubtail) · G. modestus (Gulf Coast Clubtail) · G. oklahomensis (Oklahoma Clubtail) · G. ozarkensis (Ozark Clubtail) · G. parvidens (Piedmont Clubtail) · G. parvidens parvidens (Piedmont Clubtail) · G. pulchellus (Western Clubtail) · G. quadricolor (Rapids Clubtail) · G. rogersi (Sable Clubtail) · G. sandrius (Tennessee Clubtail) · G. septima (Septima's Clubtail) · G. spicatus (Dusky Clubtail) · G. vastus (Cobra Clubtail) · G. ventricosus (Skillet Clubtail) · G. viridifrons (Green-Faced Clubtail) · G. westfalli (Westfall's Clubtail)

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Further Reading

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
• Carle, F.L. 1986. The classification, phylogeny, and biogeography of the Gomphidae (Anisoptera). I. Classification. Odonatologica 15(3): 275-326.
• Dunkle, S. 2000. Dragonflies through binoculars. Oxford Univ. Press, N.Y.
• Garrison, R.W. 1995. The taxonomic status of twenty-five (25) taxa of Odonata of the Continental United States. Submitted to the National Biological Survey: 1-38.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• IUCN. 1990. 1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
• IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).
• Johnson, J. 2002. A neat discovery. Argia 14(1): 4.
• Paulson, D. 1999. Dragonflies of Washington. Seattle Audobon Society. Seattle, WA.
• Paulson, D.R. 1983. A new species of dragonfly, Gomphus (Gomphurus) lynnae spec. nov., from the Yakima River, Washington, with notes on pruinosity in Gomphidae (Anisoptera). Odonatologica 12(1):59-70.
• Paulson, D.R. 1996. The Dragonflies of Washington. Bulletin of American Odonatology 4(4): 75-91.
• Paulson, D.R. and Dunkle, S.W. 1999. A Checklist of North American Odonata. Slater Museum of Natural History University of Puget Sound Occasional Paper Number 56.

Notes

Contributors

• Abbott, J.C. 2007. Gomphus lynnae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Abbott, J.C. 2007. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Odonata Specialist Group 1996. Gomphus lynnae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
• Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6833275
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-3998 ITS-592858
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 592858
• IUCN ID: 211787
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IIODO08150
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 15472

Footnotes

1. Abbott, J.C. 2007. Gomphus lynnae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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