Trogloarctus trionyches
| Trogloarctus trionyches | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Trogloarctus Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
| Species: | Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
Trogloarctus trionyches is a species of tardigrade in the genus Trogloarctus being the only one of the family Halechiniscidae. The species are found in the Mediterranean Sea.[1] They were first found in 1996 in an underwater cave with a deep sea like condition named Trois Pépés near La Ciotat in the Bouches-du-Rhône département (department) in France.
The specific name is Greek and means three-nailed.
References
- ↑ Villora-Moreno (1996), vol. 81, no. 4, p. 275-283
Further reading
- Villora-Moreno, 1996: "A new genus and species of the deep-sea family Coronarctidae (Tardigrada) from a submarine cave with a deep-sea like condition". Sarsia
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