Diphascon faialense
Diphascon faialense | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Parachaela |
Family: | Hypsibiidae |
Genus: | Diphascon |
Species: | Diphascon faialense Fontura & Pilato, 2007 |
Diphascon faialense is a species of tardigrade in the genus Diphascon of the family Hypsibiidae and the subfamily Diphasconinae. The species is endemic to Faial Island in the middle of the Azores.[1] The genus and species were named by Paulo Fontoura and Giovanni Pilato in 2007.[1] The specific name is based on the island on which it was found.
References
Further reading
- Fontoura & Pilato, 2007: "Diphascon (Diphascon) faialense sp. nov. a new species of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Hypsibiidae) from the Azores and a key to the species of the D. pingue group". Zootaxa, no 1589, p. 47-55.
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