Mycetomoellerius turrifex
| Mycetomoellerius turrifex | |
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| M. turrifex Collected Bentsen-Rio Grande State Park, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Mycetomoellerius |
| Species: | M. turrifex
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycetomoellerius turrifex (Wheeler, 1903)
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Mycetomoellerius turrifex is a species of fungus farming ant in the myrmicine genus Mycetomoellerius. The species was formerly placed in the genus Trachymyrmex,[1][2][3][4][5] but was moved to the newly erected genus Mycetomoellerius by Solomon et al (2019) based on molecular phylogenetic analysis.[6]
Subspecies[edit]
Two subspecies had been previously recognized in the species T. turrifex caroli (Wheeler, 1911)[1][2] and T. t. turrifex (Wheeler, 1903),[1][2] however Solomon et al (2019) did not recover any subspecies as distinct.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Trachymyrmex turrifex Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Trachymyrmex turrifex". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Trachymyrmex turrifex Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Trachymyrmex turrifex Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Species: Mycetomoellerius turrifex (Wheeler, 1903)". AntWeb. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b Solomon, S. E.; Rabeling, C.; Sosa-Calvo, J.; Lopes, C. T.; Rodrigues, A.; Vasconcelos, H. L.; Bacci, M. Jr.; Mueller, U. G.; Schultz, T. R. (2019). "The molecular phylogenetics of Trachymyrmex Forel ants and their fungal cultivars provide insights into the origin and coevolutionary history of 'higher-attine' ant agriculture". Systematic Entomology. 44: 939-956. doi:10.1111/syen.12370.
External links[edit]
Media related to Trachymyrmex turrifex at Wikimedia Commons
