Trogloarctus trionyches | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
Family: | Coronarctidae |
Genus: |
Trogloarctus Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
Species: | T. trionyches
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Binomial name | |
Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996
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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.
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]
Data related to Trogloarctus trionyches at Wikispecies
Trogloarctus trionyches | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
Family: | Coronarctidae |
Genus: |
Trogloarctus Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
Species: | T. trionyches
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Binomial name | |
Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996
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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.
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]
Data related to Trogloarctus trionyches at Wikispecies