Pleocola limnoriae
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| Genus: | Pleocola Cantacuzène, 1951
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| Species: | Pleocola limnoriae Cantacuzène, 1951
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Pleocola limnoriae is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of the genus Pleocola, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The species and genus were named by Alexandre Cantacuzène in 1951. It has been found in the North Atlantic Ocean, type locality Roscoff, Brittany, France.[2] It was discovered living in commensalism on the isopod Limnoria lignorum.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pleocola limnoriae, World Register of Marine Species
- ^ Cantacuzène, 1951 : Tardigrade marin nouveau, commensal de Limnoria lignorum (Rathke). Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, Paris, vol. 232, p. 1699-170
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