Cristaphyes scatha

Cristaphyes scatha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalorhagae 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Cycloneuralia
Cladus: Scalidophora
Phylum: Kinorhyncha
Ordo: Homalorhagida
Subordo: Homalorhagae

Familia: Pycnophyidae
Genus: Cristaphyes
Species: Cristaphyes scatha

Name

Cristaphyes scatha Sørensen & Grzelak, 2018

Type locality: Kongsfjorden, Svalbard.

Holotype: NHMD-233061, adult male, collected from mud on August 7, 2013, on St. KG1 at 105 m depth in Kongsfjorden (78°55.85′N 012°08.37′E), mounted in Fluoromount G.

Paratypes: NHMD-233062 to 233063, one female from same locality as the holotype, and one most likely preadult (J6) female, collected from mud on August 5, 2013, on St. KB2 at 310 m depth in Kongsfjorden (78°58.69′N 011°42.79′E), both mounted in Fluoromount G.

ZooBank: 4634228E-EB90-424F-A99A-6519D189B30C

References

Primary references

  • Sørensen, M.V., Grzelak, K. 2018. New mud dragons from Svalbard: three new species of Cristaphyes and the first Arctic species of Pycnophyes (Kinorhyncha: Allomalorhagida: Pycnophyidae). PeerJ. 6: e5653. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5653 Open access Reference page.  [See p. 22-32, figs. 9-12, tbs. 6-7, original description]
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