Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Tetranchyroderma pacificum Schmidt, 1974

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Gastrotricha

Order
Macrodasyida

Family
Thaumastodermatidae

Genus
Tetranchyroderma

Species
pacificum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

References

  • 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, Tetranchyroderma pacificum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15176. Accessed 6 November 2026.