Mesotardigrada

The class Mesotardigrada[3][4] has one species, Thermozodium esakii.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Rahm recorded it recorded in 1937 from a hot spring near Nagasak, Japan. The locus typicus has been destroyed by an earthquake and no other specimens have been found. The animal has six claws of equal length per foot. The type specimen has been lost, so the status of this class, Order Thermozodia and Family Thermozodiidae is dubious.[13] References 1. "Thermozodium esakii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2. Nomenclator Zoologicus Record Detail. Ubio.org. Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 3. "ION: Index to Organism Names". Organismnames.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 4. Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (8 August 2003). Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 5. "ION: Index to Organism Names". Organismnames.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 6. "ION: Index to Organism Names". Organismnames.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 7. Data Use Agreement – GBIF Portal. Data.gbif.org (22 February 2007). Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 8. 2010 Annual Checklist :: Species details. Catalogue of Life (28 November 2006). Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 9. 2010 Annual Checklist :: Literature references. Catalogue of Life. Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 10. "micro*scope – version 6.0 – March, 2006". Starcentral.mbl.edu. Retrieved 10 November 2011. 11. Thermozodium esakii – Encyclopedia of Life. EOL. Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 12. Namebank Record Detail. Ubio.org (8 August 2003). Retrieved on 17 October 2011. 13. Nelson, Diane R. (2002). "Current Status of the Tardigrada: Evolution and Ecology". Integrative and Comparative Biology 42 (3): 652–659. doi:10.1093/icb/42.3.652.