Clavarctus falculus explained

Clavarctus falculus is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus Clavarctus, part of the family Halechiniscidae.^[1] The species has been found in deep sea in the Mozambique Channel.^[2]

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Degma. Peter. Bertolani. Roberto . Guidetti . Roberto. 30 June 2018. Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) . . 34th Ed.. 26 November 2018 .
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342774 Clavarctus falculus