''Paradiphascon'' is a
monotypic genus
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
of
tardigrade
Tardigrades (), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ...
s belonging to the family
Hypsibiidae
The Hypsibiidae are a family of water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada.
Subfamilies and genera
* Subfamily Diphasconinae
** '' Diphascon''
** '' Hebesuncus''
** '' Paradiphascon''
* Subfamily Hypsibiinae
** '' Acut ...
. The only species is ''Paradiphascon manningi''.
The species is found in South African Republic.
References
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Parachaela
Tardigrade genera
Monotypic animal genera