Pliciloricidae
Family of tiny marine invertebrates
| Pliciloricidae | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pliciloricus enigmaticus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Loricifera |
| Order: | Nanaloricida |
| Family: | Pliciloricidae Higgins & Kristensen, 1986.[1] |
| Genera | |
| 4 genera, see text | |
Pliciloricidae are a family of marine organisms in the phylum Loricifera. It contains 23 species in 4 genera.[2][3]
Genera
- Pliciloricus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986
- Rugiloricus Higgins & Kristensen, 1986
- Titaniloricus Gad, 2005
- Wataloricus Fujimoto, Yamasaki, Kimura, Ohtsuka & Kristensen, 2020
References
- ^ Higgins, Robert P.; Kristensen, Reinhardt M. 1986: New Loricifera from southeastern United States coastal waters Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 438 Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington D.C.. III, 70 pp. ISSN 0081-0282
- ^ World Register of Marine Species (Worms): Pliciloricidae Higgins & Kristensen, 1986 AphiaID: 154507
- ^ Shinta Fujimoto, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Taeko Kimura, Susumu Ohtsuka and Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen. 2020. A New Genus and Species of Loricifera (Nanaloricida: Pliciloricidae) from the Deep Waters of Japan. Marine Biodiversity. 50: 103. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-020-01130-3
External links
Data related to Pliciloricidae at Wikispecies
