Loricifera, also known as corset animals, is a phylum of very small to microscopic marine sediment-dwelling animals, with 44 described species and roughly 100 more collected but not yet formally described. Their body sizes range from 100 micrometers to about 1 millimeter.
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1. Wikipedia: Loricifera
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Loricifera (from Latin, lorica, corselet (armour) + Latin fero, to carry or bear), also known as corset animals, is a phylum of very small to microscopic marine scalidophoran sediment-dwelling animals with 44 described species and approximately 100 more that have been collected and not yet described.
2. Loricifera (Wikipedia)
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
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4. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Loricifera
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"canonicalName": "Loricifera"
Wikidata: Loricifera
- Wikidata Q5183, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Ecdysozoa, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon)
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WikipediaIn Biome: Marine, Lead section
Loricifera (from Latin, lorica, corselet (armour) + Latin fero, to carry or bear), also known as corset animals, is a phylum of very small to microscopic marine scalidophoran sediment-dwelling animals with 44 described species and approximately 100 more that have been collected and not yet described.
In Group: Scalidophoran Phyla, Lead
Loricifera (from Latin, lorica, corselet (armour) + Latin fero, to carry or bear), also known as corset animals, is a phylum of very small to microscopic marine scalidophoran sediment-dwelling animals with 44 described species and approximately 100 more that have been collected and not yet described.
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