Paradoryphoribius Explained

Paradoryphoribius is an extinct genus of tardigrades from the order Parachela.[1] [2] It is the third fossil tardigrade to be named, described in 2021 from Miocene Dominican amber from the Dominican Republic. The type, and currently only species, is P. chronocaribbeus.[3] Paradoryphoribius is the first extinct tardigrade known from the Cenozoic and is also the first tardigrade known from the Miocene.[4] It has a length of 539 microns.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paradoryphoribius Mapalo et al., 2021 . 2022-01-04 . www.gbif.org . GBIF.
  2. Web site: New tardigrade genus discovered . 2022-01-04 . Wiley Analytical Science . Pool. Rebecca . 11 October 2021 .
  3. Mapalo . M. A. . Robin . N. . Boudinot . B. E. . Ortega-Hernández . J. . Barden . P. . 2021 . A tardigrade in Dominican amber . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 288 . 1960 . Article ID 20211760 . 10.1098/rspb.2021.1760 . 34610770 . 8493197 . free .
  4. News: Lanese . Nicoletta . Tardigrade trapped in amber is a never-before-seen species . 5 October 2021 . . 6 October 2021 .

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