Bathyechiniscus tetronyx is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of the genus Bathyechiniscus, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The species and genus were named by Gotthold Steiner in 1926, for the presence of four different exposed points or hooks on each claw.[2] The species has been found in the Davis Sea, on the eastern coast of Antarctica.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconyxidae |
| Genus: | Bathyechiniscus Steiner, 1926 |
| Species: | B. tetronyx
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| Bathyechiniscus tetronyx Steiner, 1926
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Kristensen, Reinhardt M.; Higgins, Robert P. (1984). "Revision of Styraconyx (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species from Disko Bay, West Greenland" (PDF). Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ Bathyechiniscus tetronyx, World Register of Marine Species
Further reading
edit- Steiner, 1926 : Bathyechiniscus tetronyx n. g. n. sp. ein neuer mariner Tardigrade. [Bathyechiniscus tetronyx n. g. n. sp., A New Underwater Tardigrade] German Southern Polar Expedition (Deutsche Sudpolar Expedition), vol. 18, p. 479-481
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