''Diuronotus'' is a genus of
gastrotrichs
The gastrotrichs (phylum Gastrotricha), commonly referred to as hairybellies or hairybacks, are a group of microscopic (0.06-3.0 mm), worm-like, acoelomate animals, and are widely distributed and abundant in freshwater and marine environmen ...
belonging to the family
Muselliferidae
Muselliferidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Chaetonotida.
Genera:
* '' Diuronotus'' Todaro, Balsamo & Kristensen, 2005
* ''Musellifer
''Musellifer'' is a genus of gastrotrichs
The gastrotrichs (phylum Gastrotricha), commonly ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Scandinavia and
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...
.
Species:
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Diuronotus aspetos
''Diuronotus aspetos'' is a species of large sized meiofaunal chaetonotid gastrotrich found in the North Atlantic. With '' Diuronotus rupperti'', it is one of the only two species representing the genus '' Diuronotus''.
Distribution and ecology ...
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Diuronotus rupperti''
References
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Gastrotricha