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Micrognathozoa

Phylum

Micrognathozoa is a phylum established in the year 2000 for a single known genus, Limnognathia, minute freshwater animals first discovered in a cold spring on Disko Island off the coast of Greenland. Its members carry an unusually complex jaw apparatus for their tiny size, which gave the phylum its name.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 2
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Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ18636217, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Limnognathia
  • Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
  • In Group: Minor Animal Phyla, Lead
    Limnognathia is a genus of microscopic acoelomate freshwater animal that was discovered in Disko Island, Greenland, in 1994.
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Wikidata: Micrognathozoa
Wikidata Q18636218, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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