Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Western Swamp Emerald
Description
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Habitat
Ecology:
Inhabits rivers
, riverine
pools
, lakes
and ponds
(Theischinger and
Hawking 2006).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.4 Shrubland - Temperate
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls )
- 5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
- 5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
()
- Order:
Odonata
()
- Fabricius, 1793
- Dragonflies and Damselflies
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
()
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
()
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
()
- Rambur, 1842
- Family:
Corduliidae
()
- Kirby, 1890
- Subfamily:
Corduliinae
()
- Genus:
Procordulia
()
- Martin, 1907
- Specific name:
affinis
- (S?lys, 1871)
- Scientific name: - Procordulia affinis (S?lys, 1871)
- Specific name:
affinis
- (S?lys, 1871)
- Genus:
Procordulia
(
- Subfamily:
Corduliinae
(
- Family:
Corduliidae
(
- Superfamily:
Libelluloidea
(
- Infraorder:
Anisoptera
(
- Suborder:
Epiprocta
(
- Order:
Odonata
(
- Superorder:
Odonatoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 04-Aug-2008
Described in Selys-Longchamps (1871). Full taxonomic
history provided
by Houston and Watson (1988).[1].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Procordulia
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. affinis (Western Swamp Emerald) · P. jacksoniensis (Eastern Swamp Emerald) · P. smithii (Ranger Dragonfly)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Cordulines. [Bruxelles, 1906] FRE url p. 18.
- Hawking, J.H. 1999. An evaluation of the current conservation status of Australian dragonflies (Odonata). Transactions of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mossman.
- Hawking, J.H. and Theischinger, G. 2002. Vernacular names for the Australian dragonflies (Odonata). Supplement to Austrolestes 4: 7-11.
- Houston, W.W.K. and Watson, J.A.L. 1988. Odonata. Bureau of Flora and Fauna, Canberra.
- IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
- Selys-Longchamps, E. de. 1871. Synopsis des cordulines. Bulletin de la Classe des Sciences / Académie Royale de Belgique (2) 31: 238-316, 519-565.
- Theischinger, G. and Hawking, J.H. 2006. The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. CSIRO, Collingwood, Australia.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Hawking, J. 2009. Procordulia affinis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5045165
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Odo-4870
- IUCN ID: 236254
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1759305
Footnotes
- Hawking, J. 2009. Procordulia affinis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
