Tetranchyroderma garraffonii

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 garraffonii

Name

Tetranchyroderma garraffonii Araújo & Hochberg, 2017

• Type locality: Bare sand, 12 m depth; sediment characteristics: mean, 1.3771 phi; SD, 1.1593; skewness, – 0.8047; kurtosis, 2.9128; median, 1.6924 phi.
• Holotype: UNSM 1254654

References

• Araújo, Q.T. & Hochberg, R. 2017. First description of a gastrotrich with four scale types, including feathered biancres, a novel find for Gastrotricha. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 97(2): 269–275. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315416000333