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Genus of tardigrades

Bergtrollus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Apochela
Family: Milnesiidae
Genus: Bergtrollus
Dastych, 2011
Species: B. dzimbowski
Binomial name
Bergtrollus dzimbowski
Dastych, 2011

Bergtrollus is a genus of tardigrades with one species, Bergtrollus dzimbowski.

The genus name Bergtrollus is named after the mythical Scandinavian "mountain troll" (berg meaning "mountain" in Norwegian, German, etc.). The species name is in honor of Hans-Jochen Dzimbowski, a friend and guide of the discoverer of the species, Hieronymus Dastych.

References

  1. ^ Dastych, Hieronymus (1 December 2011). "Bergtrollus dzimbowski gen. n., sp. n., a remarkable new tardigrade genus and species from the nival zone of the Lyngen Alps, Norway (Tardigrada: Milnesiidae)" (PDF). Entomol. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Hamburg. 15: 335–339. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
Taxon identifiers
Bergtrollus
Bergtrollus dzimbowski


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