Troctomorpha
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This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Scientific Name | Liposcelis bostrychophila |
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Location | Urbana, Illinois |
Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
Identified By | E. Mockford |
Sex | Female |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
Body Part | head |
View | anterior/lateral |
Size | 2mm body length |
Copyright |
© 2006 Emilie Bess
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Scientific Name | Echinophthirius horridus |
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Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
Identified By | V. S. Smith |
Life Cycle Stage | nymph, 2nd stage |
Copyright | © British Museum of Natural History, London |
About This Page
Emilie Bess
Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Kevin P. Johnson
Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Emilie Bess at , Vince Smith at , and Kevin P. Johnson at
Page copyright © 2005 Emilie Bess, , and Kevin P. Johnson
- First online 09 October 2006
Citing this page:
Bess, Emilie, Smith, Vince, and Johnson, Kevin P. 2006. Troctomorpha. Version 09 October 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Troctomorpha/30257/2006.10.09 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/