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

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

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.

References

1. "Scientists Name Insect Species After Sen. Lamar Alexander Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine". Associated Press. November 24, 2007. Via WVLT TV (Knoxville, Tennessee). wvlt.tv. Retrieved 2018-02-17.

External links

• "Cosberella lamaralexanderi Bernard, 2006". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Picture of C. lamaralexanderi

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