Biology:Hypsibius vaskelae
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Short description: Species of tardigrade
Hypsibius vaskelae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Parachela |
Family: | Hypsibiidae |
Genus: | Hypsibius |
Species: | H. vaskelae
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Binomial name | |
Hypsibius vaskelae (Tumanov, 2018)
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Hypsibius vaskelae is a species of tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada. The species was described from a freshwater sample near Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has wrinkled cuticle and cuticular bars between the bases of its claws on the first four legs. The species most closely resembles Hypsibius marcelli and Hypsibius septulatus, although has a wrinkled dorsal cuticle, thinner claws, and presence of lunules on the claws of all legs.[1]
References
- ↑ Tumanov, D. V. (2018). "Hypsibius vaskelae, a new species of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Hypsibiidae) from Russia". Zootaxa 4399 (3): 434–442. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4399.3.12. PMID 29690325.
Wikidata ☰ Q56314816 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypsibius vaskelae.
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