Fujuriphyes hydra is a species of mud dragon within the family Pycnophyidae.[1] It was described from the Mozanbique Channel after an investigation on 2 pockmarks.[2] The species name hydra comes from the name of the fictional deity Hydra created by H.P. Lovecraft.[3]

Fujuriphyes hydra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Kinorhyncha
Class: Allomalorhagida
Family: Pycnophyidae
Genus: Fujuriphyes
Species:
F. hydra
Binomial name
Fujuriphyes hydra
Cepeda, Pardos, Zeppilli & Sánchez, 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Fujuriphyes hydra Cepeda, Pardos, Zeppilli & Sánchez 2020 - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ "Data_Sheet_1_Dragons of the Deep Sea: Kinorhyncha Communities in a Pockmark Field at Mozambique Channel, With the Description of Three New Species.docx". 2020-08-19. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00665.s001. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Fujuriphyes hydra Cepeda, Pardos, Zeppilli & Sánchez, 2020". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-01-30.