Paradoxipus Explained

Paradoxipus orzeliscoides is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species in the genus Paradoxipus, part of the family Halechiniscidae and the subfamily Orzeliscinae.^[1] The species has been found in the coastal waters of the southeastern United States, in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.^[2] The genus and the species were named and described by Reinhardt Kristensen and Robert P. Higgins in 1989.

Further reading

• Kristensen & Higgins, 1989: "Marine Tardigrada from the southeastern United States coastal waters. 1. Paradoxipus orzeliscoides n. gen., n. sp. (Arthrotardigrada: Halechiniscidae)". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 108, no. 3, p. 262-282.

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=343481 Paradoxipus orzeliscoides