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Litarachna lopezae

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Litarachna lopezae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Pontarachnidae
Genus: Litarachna
Species:
L. lopezae
Binomial name
Litarachna lopezae
Pešić et al., 2014[1]

Litarachna lopezae is a species of aquatic mite in the order Trombidiformes. Found around depths of 70 meters in the Mona Passage, Puerto Rico,[2][3] the species was named after Jennifer Lopez.[1][4]

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  1. ^ a b Pešić, Vladimir; Chatterjee, Tapas; Alfaro, Monica; Schizas, Nikolaos V. (10 July 2014). "A new species of Litarachna (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from a Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystem". ZooKeys (425). Pensoft Publishers: 89–97. doi:10.3897/zookeys.425.8110. PMC 4137308. PMID 25147451. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ "New Species of Mite Discovered in Puerto Rico, Named after Jennifer Lopez". Sci-News.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. ^ Danica Coto (17 July 2014). "Puerto Rican water mite named after Jennifer Lopez". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  4. ^ Harriet Gibsone (17 July 2014). "Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 July 2014.