Tetrakentron synaptae
Tetrakentron synaptae is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus of Tetrakentron, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae. The species and genus were named by Lucien Cuénot in 1892. The species has been found only near Roscoff, Brittany, France, in the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It was discovered living on a sea cucumber species Leptosynapta inhaerens.[2]
| Tetrakentron synaptae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconyxidae |
| Genus: | Tetrakentron Cuénot, 1892 |
| Species: | T. synaptae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetrakentron synaptae Cuénot, 1892 | |
References
- Tetrakentron synaptae, World Register of Marine Species
- Cuénot, 1892 : Commensaux et parasites des Echinodermes, (deuxième note). Revue biologique du nord de la France, vol. 5, p. 16-19
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