Bergtrollus
Appearance
Bergtrollus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Apochela |
Family: | Milnesiidae |
Genus: | Bergtrollus Dastych, 2011 |
Species: | B. dzimbowski
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Binomial name | |
Bergtrollus dzimbowski Dastych, 2011
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Bergtrollus is a genus of tardigrades with one species, Bergtrollus dzimbowski.[1]
The genus name Bergtrollus is named after the mythical Scandinavian "mountain troll" (berg meaning "mountain" in Norwegian, German, etc.). The species name is in honor of Hans-Jochen Dzimbowski, a friend and guide of the discoverer of the species, Hieronymus Dastych.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dastych, Hieronymus (1 December 2011). "Bergtrollus dzimbowski gen. n., sp. n., a remarkable new tardigrade genus and species from the nival zone of the Lyngen Alps, Norway (Tardigrada: Milnesiidae)" (PDF). Entomol. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Hamburg. 15: 335–339. Retrieved 16 October 2013.