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Proclavarctus fragilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Arthrotardigrada
Family:	Halechiniscidae
Genus:	Proclavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983
Species:	P. fragilis
Binomial name
Proclavarctus fragilis Renaud-Mornant, 1983

Proclavarctus fragilis is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus Proclavarctus, part of the family Halechiniscidae. The species has been found in deep sea in the Mozambique Channel and the Bay of Biscay.

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. Proclavarctus fragilis, World Register of Marine Species

Further reading

• Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Tardigrades abyssaux nouveaux de la sous-famille des Euclavarctinae n. subfam. (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae). Bulletin of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A: Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 201-219

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