Pleocola limnoriae

Pleocola limnoriae is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of the genus Pleocola, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The species and genus were named by Alexandre Cantacuzène in 1951. It has been found in the North Atlantic Ocean, type locality Roscoff, Brittany, France.[2] It was discovered living in commensalism on the isopod Limnoria lignorum.[3]

Pleocola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Tardigrada
Class:
Heterotardigrada
Order:
Arthrotardigrada
Family:
Styraconyxidae
Genus:
Pleocola

Cantacuzène, 1951
Species:
Pleocola limnoriae

Cantacuzène, 1951

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. Pleocola limnoriae, World Register of Marine Species
  3. Cantacuzène, 1951 : Tardigrade marin nouveau, commensal de Limnoria lignorum (Rathke). Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, Paris, vol. 232, p. 1699-170


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