Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Cycloneuralia
Cladus: Scalidophora
Phylum: Loricifera
Ordo: Nanaloricida
Familia: Nanaloricidae
Genus: Armorloricus
Species: A. davidi – A. elegans – A. kristenseni
Name
Armorloricus Kristensen & Gad, 2004
Type species: Armorloricus elegans Kristensen & Gad, 2004
References
Primary references
Heiner, I. 2004. Armorloricus kristenseni (Nanaloricidae, Loricifera), a new species from the Faroe Bank (North Atlantic). Helgoland Marine Research 58: 192–205. DOI: 10.1007/s10152-004-0185-3 Reference page.
Kristensen, R.M. & Gad, G. 2004. Armorloricus, a new genus of Loricifera (Nanaloricidae) from Trezen ar Skoden (Roscoff, France). Cahiers de Biologie Marine 45(2): 121–156. Reference page.
Links
Armorloricus in the World Register of Marine Species
Armorloricus is a genus of nanaloricate loriciferans, small to microscopic marine sediment-dwelling animals.[1]
Species
Three described species.
Armorloricus davidi Kristensen & Gad, 2004[2]
Armorloricus elegans Kristensen & Gad, 2004[2]
Armorloricus kristenseni Heiner, 2004[2]
Typical characters: smooth lorica with large midventral and laterodorsal plates, very long mouth tube, etc.[clarification needed]
References
Møbjerg Kristensen, R.; Gad, G. (2004). Armorloricus, a new genus of Loricifera (Nanaloricidae) from Trezen ar Skoden (Roscoff, France). Cah. Biol. Mar. 45(2): 121-156
[1] WoRMS taxon details
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