Nanaloricus

Genus of tiny marine invertebrates

Nanaloricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Loricifera
Order: Nanaloricida
Family: Nanaloricidae
Genus: Nanaloricus
Kristensen 1983
Type species
Nanaloricus mysticus
Kristensen 1983
Species
  • N. gwenae Kristensen, Heiner & Higgins, 2007
  • N. khaitatus Todaro & Kristensen 1998
  • N. mysticus Kristensen 1983

Nanaloricus is a genus of Loriciferan, the first to be described.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kristensen, R. M. (2009). "Loricifera, a new phylum with Aschelminthes characters from the meiobenthos1". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 21 (3): 163–180. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0469.1983.tb00285.x.
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Extant animal phyla
Domain
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota
(major groups
Excavata
Diaphoretickes
Hacrobia
Rhizaria
Alveolata
Stramenopiles
Plants
Amorphea
Amoebozoa
Opisthokonta
Animals
Fungi)
Animalia
  • Porifera (sponges)
  • Ctenophora (comb jellies)
ParaHoxozoa
(Planulozoa)
  • Placozoa (Trichoplax and relatives)
  • Cnidaria (jellyfish and relatives)
Bilateria (Triploblasts)
  • (see below↓)
The phylogeny of the animal root is disputed; see also
Eumetazoa
Benthozoa
Bilateria
Ambulacraria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Scalidophora
N+L+P
Nematoida
L+P
Panarthropoda
Tactopoda
  • Arthropoda (arthropods)
  • Tardigrada (waterbears)
Spiralia
Gnathifera
M+S
Platytrochozoa
R+M
Rouphozoa
Mesozoa
Lophotrochozoa
  • Cycliophora (Symbion)
  • Annelida (segmented worms)
M+K
  • Mollusca (molluscs)
Kryptotrochozoa
  • Nemertea (ribbon worms)
Lophophorata
Bryozoa s.l.
Brachiozoa

Major groups
within phyla
Phyla with ≥1000 extant species bolded
Potentially dubious phyla
Taxon identifiers
Nanaloricus