Opydorscus fonsecae

Opydorscus fonsecae is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus Opydorscus, part of the family Halechiniscidae and the subfamily Orzeliscinae.[1] The species has been found on the Brazilian coast of the South Atlantic Ocean.[2] The genus and the species were named by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1983.

Opydorscus fonsecae
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Opydorscus

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Opydorscus fonsecae

Renaud-Mornant, 1989

References

  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. Opydorscus fonsecae, World Register of Marine Species

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, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 763-771


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