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<taxonomicName LSID="http://zoobank.org/68090171-7471-45F7-92EC-98FEFA289568" authority="Fisher & Dowling" class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">Torrenticola gorti Fisher & Dowling</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">HOLOTYPE (♀): from Canada, New Brunswick, York County, Davis Brook, beside Hwy 3, 3.5 km south of Hwy 4 at Thomaston Corner, 11 Jun 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120017, DNA 2970.</paragraph>
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PARATYPES (24 ♀; 22 ♂): Alabama, USA: 1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Cleburne County, beside Route 431, 3.3 kilometers southeast of Calhoun, Jackson Creek (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="33.6">33°36'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-85.7">85°42'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 2 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900074
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ and 1 ♂ from DeKalb County, Desoto State Park, beside Trail Y, West Fork of Little River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="34.483334">34°29'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-85.53333">85°32'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 26 Sep 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920053A
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Georgia, USA: 2 ♀ and 2 ♂ from Chattooga County, Cloudland, beside Route 48, East Fork of Little River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="34.52361">34°31'25"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-85.506386">85°30'23"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 28 Sep 1992, by IM Smith, IMS920056A
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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4 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Floyd County, Johns Creek, beside road from Everett Springs to Villanow, south of The Pocket campground, 4 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900076 & IMS900077
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Kentucky, USA: 3 ♀ and 2 ♂ from McCreary County, Rock Creek, White Oak Junction, beside Forest Route 556, south of Route 1363, 8 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900082A & IMS900082B
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Maine, USA: 2 ♀ and 3 ♂ from Aroostook County, Ashland, beside Route 11 at bridge, Aroostook River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="46.633335">46°38'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-68.4">68°24'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 4 Jul 1989, by IM Smith, IMS890067
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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New Brunswick, Canada: 1 ♂ (ALLOTYPE) from York County, Davis Brook, beside Hwy 3, 3.5 km south of Hwy 4 at Thomaston Corner, 11 Jun 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120017, DNA 2972
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ and 2 ♂ from York County, Davis Brook, beside Hwy 3, 3.5 km south of Hwy 4 at Thomaston Corner, 11 Jun 2012, by IM Smith, IMS120017
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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1 ♀ and 1 ♂ from York County, Magaguadavic River, beside Highway 3 just east of Thomaston Corners, 1 Jul 1989, by IM Smith, IMS890055A
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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South Carolina, USA: 1 ♂ from Greenville County, Matthews Creek, 24 Apr 2014, by D Eargle, JRF 14-0424-001
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Tennessee, USA: 4 ♀ and 1 ♂ from Monroe County, Tellico River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="35.316666">35°19'N</geoCoordinate>
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-84.166664">84°10'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 5 Jun 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900079
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♂ from Monroe County, Turkey Creek, beside Forest Route 35, northeast of road from Route 165 to Miller Chapel Church, 5 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900078
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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2 ♀ and 4 ♂ from Monroe County, Tellico River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="15" value="35.34083">35°20'27"N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="15" value="-84.19195">84°11'31"W</geoCoordinate>
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), 12 Sep 2009, by IM Smith, IMS090111
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<normalizedToken originalValue="•">*</normalizedToken>
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Virginia, USA: 1 ♀ from Scott County, beside Route 58/421,).9 kilometers east of Route 709, North Fork of Hoiston River (
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<geoCoordinate direction="north" orientation="latitude" precision="925" value="36.65">36°39'N</geoCoordinate>
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,
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<geoCoordinate direction="west" orientation="longitude" precision="925" value="-82.46667">82°28'W</geoCoordinate>
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), 7 Jul 1990, by IM Smith, IMS900080.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type deposition.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Holotype (♀), allotype (♂), and most paratypes (19 ♀; 16 ♂) deposited in the CNC; other paratypes (5 ♀; 5 ♂) deposited in the ACUA.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">Torrenticola gorti</taxonomicName>
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specimens from Tellico River system in Monroe County (Tennessee) can be differentiated from all other
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Torrenticola</taxonomicName>
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by the distinctively dark coloration with a red spot dorsally. Other color morphs are similar to species with similar dorsal patterning, such as the
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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<normalizedToken originalValue="“4-Plate”">"4-Plate"</normalizedToken>
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group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. dunni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="dunni">T. dunni</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. glomerabilis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="glomerabilis">T. glomerabilis</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. kittatinniana" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="kittatinniana">T. kittatinniana</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. pollani" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="pollani">T. pollani</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. rufoalba" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="rufoalba">T. rufoalba</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. shubini" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="shubini">T. shubini</taxonomicName>
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), Neoanomala Group (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. interiorensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="interiorensis">T. interiorensis</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. neoanomala" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="neoanomala">T. neoanomala</taxonomicName>
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), and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. bondi" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bondi">T. bondi</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. reduncarostra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="reduncarostra">T. reduncarostra</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. erectirostra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="erectirostra">T. erectirostra</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. robisoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="robisoni">T. robisoni</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. irapalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="irapalpa">T. irapalpa</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. racupalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="racupalpa">T. racupalpa</taxonomicName>
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,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. arktonyx" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="arktonyx">T. arktonyx</taxonomicName>
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. They can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Rusetria" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Rusetria" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Rusetria</taxonomicName>
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4-Plates and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. skvarlai" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="skvarlai">T. skvarlai</taxonomicName>
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by having distinct hind coxal margins.
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. erectirostra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="erectirostra">T. erectirostra</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. robisoni" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="robisoni">T. robisoni</taxonomicName>
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, and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. reduncarostra" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="reduncarostra">T. reduncarostra</taxonomicName>
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by having a straight, anteriorly-directed rostrum (upturned in others).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. arktonyx" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="arktonyx">T. arktonyx</taxonomicName>
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by having an unmodified dorsal plate (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. arktonyx" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="arktonyx">T. arktonyx</taxonomicName>
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has distinctive longitudinal dark markings on the anterior portion of the dorsal plate that fade posteriorly).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. racupalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="racupalpa">T. racupalpa</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. irapalpa" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="irapalpa">T. irapalpa</taxonomicName>
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by being more elongate (dorsum length/width = 1.47-1.6 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 1.15-1.3 in others) and tibia/femur (0.65-0.73 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 0.77-0.91 in others).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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by having a more ovoid dorsum (length/width = 1.47-1.58 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 1.7-2.1 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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) and larger dorsum (length ♀ = 570-600 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 540-565 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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; ♂ = 500-525 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 450-460 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from the Neoanomala Group by having a more elongate dorsum (length/width ♀ = 1.47-1.58 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 1.29-1.43 in Neoanomala Group; ♂ = 1.54-1.58 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 1.34-1.50 in Neoanomala Group) and having a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.29-3.73 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 2.59-2.90 in Neoanomala Group).
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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can be differentiated from
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. bondi" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bondi">T. bondi</taxonomicName>
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by having a more elongate dorsum (length/width = 1.47-1.58 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 1.32-1.45 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. bondi" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bondi">T. bondi</taxonomicName>
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) and having a more elongate rostrum (length/width = 3.32-3.73 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. gorti" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="gorti">T. gorti</taxonomicName>
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, 2.76-3.13 in
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. bondi" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bondi">T. bondi</taxonomicName>
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Description.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Female (Figure 91) (n = 5) (holotype measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (570-600 (600) long; 380-390 (380) wide) ovoid and elongate with three distinct color morphs: 1) navy blue coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions that meet or nearly meet laterally, and with bold orange coloration in between, from Tellico River, Monroe County, Tennessee; 2) purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions; 3) purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions with a strip of bold orange medially. Anterio-medial platelets (117.5-137.5 (130) long; 52.5-57.5 (57.5) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (162.5-172.5 (172.5) long; 55-60 (60) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 approaching midway between muscle scars and dorsum edge (distance between Dgl-4 220-260 (260)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.47-1.58 (1.58); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.46-1.73 (1.46); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.24-2.45 (2.26); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.75-3.09 (2.88); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.20-1.45 (1.33).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (327.5-342.5 (337.5) long (ventral); 247.75-265 (252.5) long (dorsal); 122.5-127.5 (122.5) tall) colorless. Rostrum (137.5-142.5 (142.5) long; 37.5-42.5 (40) wide) elongate. Chelicerae 330-345 (340) long) with curved fangs (56-60 (60) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.59-2.76 (2.76); rostrum length/width 3.32-3.73 (3.56). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (37.5-45 (45) long); femur (117.5-123.75 (120) long); genu (62.5-67.5 (67.5) long); tibia (77.5-82.5 (80) long; 20-25 (25) wide); tarsus (17.5-20 (20) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.78-1.90 (1.78); tibia/femur 0.65-0.68 (0.67); tibia length/width 3.20-4.13 (3.20).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter (Figure 57) - (695-750 (750) long; 410-494 (430) wide) with three distinct color morphs: 1) navy-blue coloration; 2) colorless; 3) purple coloration. Gnathosomal bay (142.5-172.5 (172.5) long; 65-77.5 (70) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (25-37.5 (27.5) long). Genital plates (160-167.5 (167.5) long; 135-140 (137.5) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (285-300 (300) long (total); 107-140 (130) long (medial)); Cx-3 (290-353 (300) wide); anterior venter (187.5-195 (187.5) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.90-2.46 (2.46); anterior venter/genital field length 1.12-1.22 (1.12); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.36-1.44 (1.36); anterior venter/medial suture 5.20-7.80 (6.82).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Male (Figure 92) (n = 6) (allotypic measurements in parentheses when available) with characters of the genus with following specifications.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Dorsum - (500-525 (520) long; 320-340 (330) wide) ovoid and elongate with three distinct color morphs: 1) navy blue coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions that meet or nearly meet laterally, and with bold orange coloration in between; 2) purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions; 3) purple coloration separated into anterior and posterior portions with a strip of bold orange medially. Anterio-medial platelets (108.75-117.5 (115) long; 47.5-57.5 (50) wide). Anterio-lateral platelets (156.25-165 (157.5) long; 52.5-57.5 (53.75) wide) free from dorsal plate. Dgl-4 approaching midway between muscle scars and dorsum edge (distance between Dgl-4 210-230 (230)). Dorsal plate proportions: dorsum length/width 1.54-1.58 (1.58); dorsal width/distance between Dgl-4 1.43-1.58 (1.43); anterio-medial platelet length/width 2.04-2.35 (2.30); anterio-lateral platelet length/width 2.78-2.98 (2.93); anterio-lateral/anterio-medial length 1.36-1.44 (1.37).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gnathosoma - Subcapitulum (280-292.5 (282.5) long (ventral); 211-231 (215) long (dorsal); 92.5-1.5 (95) tall) colorless. Rostrum (115-127.5 (122.5) long; 33.75-37.5 (35) wide) elongate. Chelicerae (275-302 (280) long) with curved fangs (36-50 (50) long). Subcapitular proportions: ventral length/height 2.76-3.16 (2.97); rostrum length/width 3.29-3.50 (3.50). Pedipalps with tuberculate ventral extensions on femora and genua. Palpomeres: trochanter (35-37.5 (35) long); femur (87.5-105 (95) long); genu (52.5-58.75 (56.25) long); tibia (62.5-72.5 (67.5) long; 18.75-22.5 (18.75) wide); tarsus (15-17.5 (15) long). Palpomere proportions: femur/genu 1.67-1.79 (1.69); tibia/femur 0.67-0.73 (0.71); tibia length/width 3.13-3.63 (3.60).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Venter - (630-680 (640) long; 380-438 (380) wide) with three distinct color morphs: 1) navy-blue coloration; 2) colorless; 3) purple coloration. Gnathosomal bay (122.5-142.5 (142.5) long; 60-67.5 (60) wide). Cxgl-4 subapical. Medial suture (62.5-87.5 (65) long). Genital plates (125-135 (135) long; 102.5-111.25 (102.5) wide). Additional measurements: Cx-1 (255-280 (280) long (total); 100-140 (140) long (medial)); Cx-3 (285-304 (290) wide); anterior venter (215-250 (215) long). Ventral proportions: gnathosomal bay length/width 1.89-2.38 (2.38); anterior venter/genital field length 1.59-1.89 (1.59); anterior venter length/genital field width 1.96-2.27 (2.10); anterior venter/medial suture 2.86-3.48 (3.31).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Immatures unknown.</paragraph>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="etymology">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
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Specific epithet (
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Arrenuridae" genus="Lebertioidea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Lebertioidea gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">gorti</taxonomicName>
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) refers to Gort, the fictional giant robot of The Day the Earth Stood Still. In the 2008 film, Gort was depicted with a dark body and a single red eye that shot a destructive beam. This species is named for the resemblance that the distinctive specimens from Tennessee have to
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red eye.
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="distribution">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Appalachians (Figure 90).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 90.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">Torrenticola gorti</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. distribution.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 91.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">Torrenticola gorti</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. female, Tennessee specimen depicted except for A (top): A dorsal plates, note variation in color between Tennessee specimens (bottom) and elsewhere (top) B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<caption pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Figure 92.
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">Torrenticola gorti</taxonomicName>
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sp. n. male, Tennessee specimen depicted: A dorsal plates B venter (legs removed) C subcapitulum D pedipalp (setae not accurately depicted). Scale = 100
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.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola gorti" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gorti">Torrenticola gorti</taxonomicName>
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groups with other members of the Raptor Complex with high support and specimens of this species were less than 1% different in COI sequence from each other. In all analyses,
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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groups with two other species (
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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and
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. bondi" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="bondi">T. bondi</taxonomicName>
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) which are 4% different from each other and have non-overlapping ranges.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<taxonomicName lsidName="T. elongata" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" rank="species" species="elongata">T. elongata</taxonomicName>
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to form the Elongata Group in all analyses with high support.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Based upon overall similarity, an elongate body, and distribution, we place this species in the Elongata Identification Group.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">This species hypothesis is supported by low COI divergence within the species (0-2%) and high divergence between species (3-15%), and by the morphological characters outlined in the diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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Members of this species can be highly variable in color. Some members have reddish-purple or purple dorsal coloration that is separated into anterior and posterior portions. Ventral coloration can be bold, faint, or absent. Members from Tellico River, Monroe County (Tennessee), can be readily differentiated from all other
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<taxonomicName class="Arachnida" family="Torrenticolidae" genus="Torrenticola" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Torrenticola" order="Trombidiformes" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Torrenticola</taxonomicName>
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by being dark navy blue with a red dorsal oval.
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