The Dramatic Life of Camponotus saundersi
Classification
Domain- Eukarya
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Arthropoda
Class- Insecta
Order- Hymenoptera
Family- Formicidae
Genus- Camponotus
Species- Camponotus saundersi
Domain: Camponotus saundersi belongs to the domain Eukarya because it
is made up of cells containing a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.
Kingdom: It fits into the kingdom Animalia because it is multicellular, heterotrophic, motile at some point and lacks structural cell walls.
Phylum: Further, it fits into the phylum Arthropoda because it has an exoskeleton, jointed appendages and segmented body. Another example of an organism from the phylum Arthropoda can be found here at MultipleOrganism.net. A more extensive detail of arthropods can be found here.
Class: The class Insecta is characterized by organisms having an exoskeleton made of chitin, compound eyes, a pair of antennae, a body that is divided into three parts, as well as three pairs of legs that are jointed, all of which characterize C. saundersi (GBIF 2014). Another example of an organism from the class Insecta can be found here as well.
Order: C. saundersi is a member of the order Hymenoptera because of the presence of hind wings that are smaller than forewings (Hoelldobler et al. 1994).
Family: C. saundersi belongs to the family Formicidae. Some synapomorphies of the family Formicidae are being eusocial and having worker ants that are wingless.
Genus: The Genus Camponotus, commonly known
as the Carpenter Ants, all share the ability to make their nests
in wood (GBIF 2014).
The name Camponotus saundersi originates from Camponotus meaning “flat back,” because of the species having a dorsal mesosomal profile that is curved or slightly flattened (Bug guide, 2014).
Figure 1. Phylogenic tree showing classification of C. saundersi. Photo credit Abigail Styczynski, 2014.
Figure 2. The relationship of extant Arthropoda. Drawn by Abigail Styczynski, 2014.
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