Trogloarctus trionyches
Trogloarctus trionyches is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species in the genus Trogloarctus, which is part of the family Coronarctidae.[1] The species are found in the Mediterranean Sea.[2] They were first found in 1996 in an underwater cave near La Ciotat in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, southern France.
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Genus: | Trogloarctus Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
Species: | Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
Etymology
The genus name Trogloarctus is a combination of the Greek words troglodytes ("cave dweller") and arktos ("bear"). The specific name trionyches is also Greek: tria ("three") and onych- ("claw").[2]
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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.
- Villora-Moreno, Santiago (1996). "A new genus and species of the deep-sea family Coronarctidae (Tardigrada) from a submarine cave with a deep-sea like condition" (PDF). Sarsia. 81: 275–283.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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