Tetrakentron is a monospecific genus of apparently parasitic[1] tardigrade, within the family Styraconyxidae. The species and genus were named by Lucien Cuénot in 1892. The species has been found only near Roscoff, Brittany, France, in the Atlantic Ocean.[2] It was discovered living on a sea cucumber species Leptosynapta inhaerens.[3]

Tetrakentron synaptae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Styraconyxidae
Genus: Tetrakentron
Cuénot, 1892
Species:
T. synaptae
Binomial name
Tetrakentron synaptae
Cuénot, 1892

References

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  1. ^ "The parasitic marine Tardigrade Tetrakentron synaptae [France]". 1975. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Tetrakentron synaptae, World Register of Marine Species
  3. ^ Cuénot, 1892 : Commensaux et parasites des Echinodermes, (deuxième note). Revue biologique du nord de la France, vol. 5, p. 16-19

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