Lepidodasys ligni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macrodasyida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Platyzoa Phylum: Gastrotricha Ordo: Macrodasyida

Familia: Lepidodasyidae
Genus: Lepidodasys
Species: Lepidodasys ligni

Name

Lepidodasys ligni Hochberg, Atherton & Gross, 2013

• Type locality: Sediment from 9 m depth at Capron Shoal, Florida (27°26'52"N, 80°13'81"W): Mean size 1.66 phi; SD 0.72 phi; skewness -0.95; and kurtosis 5.11. Medium to fine grain sand with a large proportion of the sand fraction larger than the median (positive kurtosis).
• Holotype: USNM # 1202682

References

• Hochberg, R.; Atherton, S.; Gross, V. 2013: A new species of sublittoral marine gastrotrich, Lepidodasys ligni sp. n. (Macrodasyida, Lepidodasyidae), from the Atlantic coast of Florida. ZooKeys 289: 1–12. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.289.4764 Reference page.