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Clavarctus falculus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Arthrotardigrada
Family:	Halechiniscidae
Genus:	Clavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983
Species:	C. falculus
Binomial name
Clavarctus falculus Renaud-Mornant, 1983

Clavarctus falculus is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus Clavarctus, part of the family Halechiniscidae. The species has been found in deep sea in the Mozambique Channel.

References

1. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
2. Clavarctus falculus, World Register of Marine Species

Further reading

• Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Tardigrades abyssaux nouveaux de la sous-famille des Euclavarctinae n. subfam. (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae). Bulletin of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A: Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology, 1983, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 201-219

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