Galapagos Species Database

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Spinoloricus turbatio Heiner & Neuhaus, 2007

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Loricifera

Order
Nanaloricida

Family
Nanaloricidae

Genus
Spinoloricus

Species
turbatio

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

References

  • Heiner, I. Neuhaus, B. (2007) Loricifera from the deep sea at the Galápagos Spreading Center, with a description of Spinoloricus turbatio gen. et sp. nov. (Nanaloricidae). Helgoland Marine Research 61(3): 167-182.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Spinoloricus turbatio", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11822. Accessed 27 May 2026.