Ginglymostoma unami

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Orectolobiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Orectolobiformes

Familia: Ginglymostomatidae
Genus: Ginglymostoma
Species:

Name

Ginglymostoma unami Moral-Flores et al., 2015

Holotype: CNPE-IBUNAM 18850.
Paratypes: CNPE-IBUNAM; CPFES; UCR.

Type locality: Punta Salchii, Puerto Angel, Oaxaca, Mexico, 15°40'N, 96°21'W.

Etymology: The specific name unami refers to the acronym of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), in recognition of the vital role it plays in the education of the Mexican people.

References

Del Moral-Flores, L.F, Ramírez-Antonio, E., Angulo, A. & Pérez-Ponce de León, G. 2015. Ginglymostoma unami sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobiformes: Ginglymostomatidae): una especie nueva de tiburón gata del Pacífico oriental tropical / Ginglymostoma unami sp. nov. (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobiformes: Ginglymostomatidae): a new species of nurse shark from the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 86: 48–58. DOI: 10.7550/rmb.46192 Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Pacific Nurse Shark