Craspedotropis gretathunbergae[1] is a species of snail in the family Cyclophoridae. The species was discovered in Brunei by a team of citizen scientists and subsequently named after climate activist Greta Thunberg.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Cyclophoridae |
| Genus: | Craspedotropis |
| Species: | C. gretathunbergae
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| Craspedotropis gretathunbergae Schilthuizen, J. P. Lim, van Peursen, Alfano, Jenging, Cicuzza, A. Escoubas, P. Escoubas, Grafe, Ja, Koomen, Krotoski, Lavezzari, L. Lim, Maarschall, Slik, Steele, Ting, van Zeeland & Njunjić, 2020
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Taxonomy
editAfter the discovery of the species, a vote was conducted among the members of the expedition and the staff of the national park, and a decision was made to name it after Greta Thunberg. According to the scientists, this was a "way of acknowledging that her generation will be responsible for fixing problems that they did not create". The holotype was collected by citizen scientist J.P. Lim.
This is the second animal, after Nelloptodes gretae, to be named after Greta Thunberg.[3]
Description
editThe species is 2 mm long and 1 mm wide, with a concave shell, and grey tentacles. It is green-brown in color.
Habitat and distribution
editThe species is endemic to Brunei. Specimens of the species were found on a steep hill, next to a river bank, while foraging at night on the green leaves of understory plants. The snail is very sensitive to change in temperature and climate.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Schilthuizen, Menno; Lim, Jonathan; Peursen, Anthonie van; Alfano, Massimiliano; Jenging, Awang Bikas; Cicuzza, Daniele; Escoubas, Alexandre; Escoubas, Pierre; Grafe, Ulmar; Ja, Jamil; Koomen, Peter (20 February 2020). "Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, a new species of Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei". Biodiversity Data Journal. 8: e47484. doi:10.3897/BDJ.8.e47484. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 7046707. PMID 32132859.
- ^ "New Snail Species Named After Climate Activist Greta Thunberg". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Ny6QGwsxiV (25 February 2020). "Tiny 2mm-long SNAIL found in Brunei is named after Greta Thunberg". The Independent Eagle. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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