Echiniscus madonna wikipedia biography

Species of tardigrade

Echiniscus madonnae is a tardigrade species, genus of Echiniscus. It was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz in South America in 2006, and named in honor of American singer-songwriter Madonna.

Etymology

Echiniscus madonnae was described by Polish zoologists Michalczyk and Kaczmarek Łukasz and published in the international journal of animal taxonomy Zootaxa in March 2006 (Vol. 1154, pp. 1–36).^[1][2] The species was named in honor of American singer Madonna. The scientifics stated: "We take great pleasure in dedicating this species to one of the most significant artists of our times, Madonna Louise Veronica Ritchie".^[3]

Description

So far it is the only species within the Echiniscus bigranulatus group that does not have true pores in the dorsal plate cuticle.^[4]

Habitat

Echiniscus madonnae is found in Chile (Ancash, near Huar Echiniscus madonnae - Wikiwand!