Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Paradasys pacificus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Gastrotricha
Order
Macrodasyida
Family
Cephalodasyidae
Genus
Paradasys
Species
pacificus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Paradasys pacificus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15113. Accessed 4 June 2026.