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Mesotardigrada

Mesotardigrada
Illustration accompanying Rahm's (1937) description
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Mesotardigrada
Order: Thermozodia
Family: Thermozodiidae
Rahm, 1937
Genus: Thermozodium
Rahm, 1937
Species:
T. esakii
Binomial name
Thermozodium esakii
Rahm, 1937[1][2]
Mesotardigrada is located in Japan
Mesotardigrada
Mesotardigrada (Japan)
The type locality and only locality of observation, near Nagasaki, Japan

Mesotardigrada is one of three classes of tardigrades,[3] consisting of a single species, Thermozodium esakii.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The animal reportedly has six claws of equal length at each foot. This species was described in 1937 by German zoologist Gilbert Rahm from a hot spring near Nagasaki, Japan. The inability of taxonomists to replicate Rahm's finding has cast doubt on the accuracy of the description, making T. esakii, and by extension the entire class Mesotardigrada, a taxon inquirendum.[11]

  1. ^ "Thermozodium esakii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Nomenclator Zoologicus Record Detail. Ubio.org. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (8 August 2003). Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  4. ^ "ION: Index to Organism Names". Organismnames.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  5. ^ Data Use Agreement – GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (22 February 2007). Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  6. ^ 2010 Annual Checklist :: Species details. Catalogue of Life (28 November 2006). Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  7. ^ 2010 Annual Checklist :: Literature references. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  8. ^ "micro*scope – version 6.0 – March, 2006". Starcentral.mbl.edu. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  9. ^ Thermozodium esakii – Encyclopedia of Life[permanent dead link]. EOL. Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  10. ^ Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (8 August 2003). Retrieved on 17 October 2011.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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