Tetranchyroderma bronchostylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macrodasyida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Gastrotricha Ordo: Macrodasyida

Familia: Thaumastodermatidae
Subfamilia: Thaumastodermatinae
Genus: Tetranchyroderma
Species: Tetranchyroderma bronchostylus

Name

Tetranchyroderma bronchostylus Atherton & Hochberg, 2012

• Holotype: Video record of one adult specimen, 288mm long. Smithsonian Cat. No. 1172360.

References

• Atherton, S. & Hochberg, R. 2012. Tetranchyroderma bronchostylus sp. nov., the first known gastrotrich (Gastrotricha) with a sclerotic canal in the caudal organ. Marine Biology Research 8(9): 885–892. DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2012.676187