Opydorscus

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Opydorscus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Opydorscus
Renaud-Mornant, 1989
Species:
O. fonsecae
Binomial name
Opydorscus fonsecae
Renaud-Mornant, 1989

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.

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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

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