Bathyechiniscus tetronyx

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Bathyechiniscus tetronyx is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of the genus Bathyechiniscus, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The species and genus were named by Gotthold Steiner in 1926, for the presence of four different exposed points or hooks on each claw.[2] The species has been found in the Davis Sea, on the eastern coast of Antarctica.[3]

Bathyechiniscus tetronyx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Styraconyxidae
Genus: Bathyechiniscus
Steiner, 1926
Species:
B. tetronyx
Binomial name
Bathyechiniscus tetronyx
Steiner, 1926

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Kristensen, Reinhardt M.; Higgins, Robert P. (1984). "Revision of Styraconyx (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species from Disko Bay, West Greenland" (PDF). Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ Bathyechiniscus tetronyx, World Register of Marine Species

Further reading

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  • Steiner, 1926 : Bathyechiniscus tetronyx n. g. n. sp. ein neuer mariner Tardigrade. [Bathyechiniscus tetronyx n. g. n. sp., A New Underwater Tardigrade] German Southern Polar Expedition (Deutsche Sudpolar Expedition), vol. 18, p. 479-481

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