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Bathyechiniscus tetronyx
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Arthrotardigrada
Family:	Styraconyxidae
Genus:	Bathyechiniscus Steiner, 1926
Species:	B. tetronyx
Binomial name
Bathyechiniscus tetronyx Steiner, 1926

Bathyechiniscus tetronyx is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of the genus Bathyechiniscus, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae. The species and genus were named by Gotthold Steiner in 1926, for the presence of four different exposed points or hooks on each claw. The species has been found in the Davis Sea, on the eastern coast of Antarctica.

References

1. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. Kristensen, Reinhardt M.; Higgins, Robert P. (1984). "Revision of Styraconyx (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae), with Descriptions of Two New Species from Disko Bay, West Greenland" (PDF). Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
3. Bathyechiniscus tetronyx, World Register of Marine Species

Further reading

• Steiner, 1926 : Bathyechiniscus tetronyx n. g. n. sp. ein neuer mariner Tardigrade. German Southern Polar Expedition (Deutsche Sudpolar Expedition), vol. 18, p. 479-481

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