Opydorscus fonsecae
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
Family: | Halechiniscidae |
Genus: | Opydorscus Renaud-Mornant, 1989 |
Species: | Opydorscus fonsecae Renaud-Mornant, 1989 |
Opydorscus fonsecae is a species of tardigrades in the genus Opydorscus being the only one of the family Halechiniscidae and is a subfamily of Orzeliscinae. The species is endemic to the deep ocean floor of the Atlantic Ocean off the shores of Ceará and Pernambuco of northeastern Brazil.[1] The genus and the species were named by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1983.[1] The species named is named for Verónica Gomes da Fonsêca-Genevois.
The species was first discovered in the waters off the Brazilian state of Ceará, it was later observed in the waters off the state of Pernambuco.
References
Further reading
- Renaud-Mornant, 1989: "Opydorscus, un nouveau genre d'Orzeliscinae et sa signification phylogénique (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada)". [Opydorscos: A New Genus of Orzeliscinae and its Phylogenic Signification] Bulletin of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A: Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology
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