Cristaphyes scatha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Homalorhagae
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: 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 Reference page. [See p. 22-32, figs. 9-12, tbs. 6-7, original description]

Links

WoRMS (2020). Cristaphyes scatha Sørensen & Grzelak, 2018. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1433156 on 2020-11-03

BHL bibliography
Cristaphyes scatha – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cristaphyes scatha.
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