Exoclavarctus
Exoclavarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Halechiniscidae. Its only species is Exoclavarctus dineti.[1] The species has been found in the deep sea in the Bay of Biscay.[2]
| Exoclavarctus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Exoclavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983 |
| Species: | E. dineti |
| Binomial name | |
| Exoclavarctus dineti Renaud-Mornant, 1983 | |
References
- Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Exoclavarctus dineti, World Register of Marine Species
Further reading
- Renaud-Mornant, 1983: "Tardigrades abyssaux nouveaux de la sous-famille des Euclavarctinae n. subfam. (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae)." [New Deep Sea Tardigrades in the Subfamily Euclavarctinae n. subfam. (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae)]. Bulletin of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A: Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology, 1983, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 201-219
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