Trogloarctus trionyches is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species in the genus Trogloarctus, which is part of the family Coronarctidae.[1] The species are found in the Mediterranean Sea.[2] They were first found in 1996 in an underwater cave near La Ciotat in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, southern France.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Coronarctidae |
| Genus: | Trogloarctus Villora-Moreno, 1996 |
| Species: | T. trionyches
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| Binomial name | |
| Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996
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Etymology
editThe genus name Trogloarctus is a combination of the Greek words troglodytes ("cave dweller") and arktos ("bear"). The specific name trionyches is also Greek: tria ("three") and onych- ("claw").[2]
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.
- ^ a b Villora-Moreno, Santiago (1996). "A new genus and species of the deep-sea family Coronarctidae (Tardigrada) from a submarine cave with a deep-sea like condition" (PDF). Sarsia. 81 (4): 275–283. doi:10.1080/00364827.1996.10413625.
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