Wataloricus
| Wataloricus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Loricifera |
| Order: | Nanaloricida |
| Family: | Pliciloricidae |
| Genus: | Wataloricus Fujimoto, Yamasaki, Kimura, Ohtsuka & Kristensen, 2020 |
Wataloricus is a monospecific genus. Its only species is Wataloricus japonicus.
Taxonomy
[edit]Wataloricus japonicus was found in near Japan in the Northwest Pacific. It was classified as being in Pliciloricidae.[1]
Traits
[edit]Some characteristics of this species which differentiate it from others within Pliciloricidae include:[1]
Adults
[edit]Higgins-larvae
[edit]Notes
[edit]^1 Rows start counting from the inside to the outside, and are found on on the introvert.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Fujimoto, Shinta; Yamasaki, Hiroshi; Kimura, Taeko; Ohtsuka, Susumu; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg (2020-11-14). "A new genus and species of Loricifera (Nanaloricida: Pliciloricidae) from the deep waters of Japan". Marine Biodiversity. 50 (6): 103. doi:10.1007/s12526-020-01130-3. ISSN 1867-1624.
- ↑ Sørensen, Martin V.; Herranz, Maria; Neves, Ricardo C.; Kristensen, Reinhardt M.; Garraffoni, André R. S. (2023-12-01). "A new Loriciferan, Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., links the Higgins larva and the aberrant Shira larva". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. 23 (4): 787–809. doi:10.1007/s13127-023-00626-7. ISSN 1618-1077.