''Tetranchyroderma'' 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
Thaumastodermatidae
Thaumastodermatidae is a family of worms belonging to the order Macrodasyida.
Subfamilies and genera
Subfamilies and genera:
*Diplodasyinae Ruppert, 1978
**''Acanthodasys'' Remane, 1927
**''Diplodasys'' Remane, 1927
*Thaumastodermatinae Remane, 1 ...
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The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
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Species
Species:
*''
Tetranchyroderma aapton''
*''
Tetranchyroderma adeleae''
*''
Tetranchyroderma aethesbregmum''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4135390
Gastrotricha