Phanogomphus sandrius

Phanogomphus sandrius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Gomphidae
Genus: Phanogomphus
Species:
P. sandrius
Binomial name
Phanogomphus sandrius
(Tennessen, 1983)

Phanogomphus sandrius, the Tennessee clubtail, is a species of clubtail dragonflies in the family Gomphidae. It is found in the United States, in nine locations of central Tennessee.[1][2]

The IUCN conservation status of Phanogomphus sandrius is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term, with a decreasing population. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018. Phanogomphus sandrius was assessed as "endangered" in 1996 and "vulnerable" in 2007.[1]

Phanogomphus sandrius was recently considered a member of the genus Gomphus, but in 2017 it became a member of the genus Phanogomphus when Phanogomphus was elevated from subgenus to genus rank.[3][4][5]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Abbott, J.C.; Paulson, D.R. (2018). "Phanogomphus sandrius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T9312A80695216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T9312A80695216.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Phanogomphus sandrius Species Information". odonatacentral.org. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  3. ^ Ware, Jessica L.; Pilgrim, Erik; May, Michael L.; Donnelly, Thomas W.; et al. (2017). "Phylogenetic relationships of North American Gomphidae and their close relatives". Systematic Entomology. 42 (2): 347–358. Bibcode:2017SysEn..42..347W. doi:10.1111/syen.12218. PMC 6104399. PMID 30147221.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-18.