Proclavarctus fragilis
| Proclavarctus fragilis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Proclavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983 |
| Species: | P. fragilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Proclavarctus fragilis Renaud-Mornant, 1983
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Proclavarctus fragilis is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus Proclavarctus, part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The species has been found in deep sea in the Mozambique Channel and the Bay of Biscay.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Proclavarctus fragilis, World Register of Marine Species
Further reading
[edit]- 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, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 201-219
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