Cateria gerlachi is a species of mud dragon within the family Cateriidae.[1] The species was redescribed off dozens of specimens caught off the west coasts of Sri Lanka. In addition to Sri Lanka, the species also occurs in eastern India in sandy intertidal habitats both at the surface and deeply buried in sediment.[2][3] C. gerlachi was named after professor Dr. S. A. Gerlach who described the first species in the Cateria genus.[1]
| Cateria gerlachi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Kinorhyncha |
| Class: | Cyclorhagida |
| Order: | Kentrorhagata |
| Family: | Cateriidae |
| Genus: | Cateria |
| Species: | C. gerlachi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cateria gerlachi Higgins, 1968
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References
edit- ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cateria gerlachi Higgins, 1968". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
- ^ Neuhaus, Birger; Kegel, Antje (2015-06-08). "Redescription of Cateria gerlachi (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida) from Sri Lanka and of C. styx from Brazil, with notes on C. gerlachi from India and C. styx from Chile, and the ground pattern of the genus". Zootaxa. 3965 (1): 1–77. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3965.1.1. ISSN 1175-5326. PMID 26249473.
- ^ "Cateria gerlachi Higgins, 1968". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-04-23.