Cosberella lamaralexanderi

Cosberella lamaralexanderi, or the Lamar Alexander springtail, is a species of springtails native to the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States.

Cosberella lamaralexanderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Entognatha
Order:
Collembola
Family:
Hypogastruridae
Genus:
Cosberella
Species:
C. lamaralexanderi
Binomial name
Cosberella lamaralexanderi
Bernard, 2006

It was discovered in 2006 by Dr. Earnest Bernard in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He named it in honor of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee because of his support of scientific research funding in the park and because the springtails' patterning is reminiscent of the plaid shirts that Alexander typically wears while campaigning.[1]

References
  1. "Scientists Name Insect Species After Sen. Lamar Alexander". Associated Press. November 24, 2007. Via WLVT TV (Knoxsville, Tennessee). wvlt.tv. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
  • "Cosberella lamaralexanderi Bernard, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • Picture of C. lamaralexanderi
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