''Neodasys'' is a
genus
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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 ...
in the
class
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Chaetonotida
The Chaetonotida is an order of gastrotrichs. They generally have a tenpin or bottle-like shape.
Chaetonotids inhabit both freshwater and marine environments. They can be distinguished from other gastrotrichs by the absence of pores in the phar ...
. It is the only genus in the
family
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Neodasyidae, which is the only family in the
suborder
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Multitubulatina.
Species
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Neodasys chaetonotoideus
''Neodasys'' is a genus of gastrotrichs in the Class (biology), class Chaetonotida. It is the only genus in the Family (biology), family Neodasyidae, which is the only family in the Order (biology)#Hierarchy of ranks, suborder Multitubulatina.
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Remane, 1927[
*'' Neodasys cirritus'' Evans, 1992][Evans, W. A. (1992). Five new species of marine Gastrotricha from the Atlantic coast of Florida. ''Bulletin of Marine Science'', 51(3), 315–328.]
*'' Neodasys uchidai'' Remane, 1961[Remane, A. (1961). ''Neodasys uchidai'' n. sp., eine zweite ''Neodasys''-art (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotoidea). ''Kieler Meeresforschungen'', 17, 85–88.]
References
Gastrotricha
Platyzoa genera
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