Paradoxipus orzeliscoides is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species in the genus Paradoxipus, part of the family Halechiniscidae and the subfamily Orzeliscinae.[1] The species has been found in the coastal waters of the southeastern United States, in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.[2] The genus and the species were named and described by Reinhardt Kristensen and Robert P. Higgins in 1989.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Paradoxipus Kristensen & Higgins, 1989 |
| Species: | P. orzeliscoides
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| Paradoxipus orzeliscoides Kristensen & Higgins, 1989
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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.
- ^ Paradoxipus orzeliscoides, World Register of Marine Species
Further reading
edit- Kristensen & Higgins, 1989: "Marine Tardigrada from the southeastern United States coastal waters. 1. Paradoxipus orzeliscoides n. gen., n. sp. (Arthrotardigrada: Halechiniscidae)". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 108, no. 3, p. 262-282.
Data related to Paradoxipus at Wikispecies
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