Petitella

Petitella bleheri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Characidae
Subfamiliae: Pristellinae
Genus: Petitella
Species (3): P. bleheri – P. georgiae – P. rhodostoma

Name

Petitella Géry & Boutière, 1964

  • Type species: Petitella georgiae Géry & Boutière, 1964.
  • Etymology: –ella, diminutive connoting endearment: in honor of zoologist-anatomist Georges Petit (1892-1973), Directeur du Laboratoire Arago.

References

Primary references

  • Géry, J. & Boutière, H. 1964. Petitella georgiae gen. et sp. nov. (Pisces, Cypriniformes, Characoidei). Vie et Milieu Suppl. No. 17: 473–484. [Full issue PDF]. Reference page. 
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