Scutiloricus
Genus of marine invertebrates
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Scutiloricus is a monospecific genus, with its only species being Scutiloricus hugoi.
Phylum:Loricifera
Order:Nanaloricida
Family:Nanaloricidae
Genus:Scutiloricus
Neves, Kristensen & Møbjerg, 202
Neves, Kristensen & Møbjerg, 202
| Scutiloricus | |
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| Line drawing of adult female Scutiloricus hugoi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Loricifera |
| Order: | Nanaloricida |
| Family: | Nanaloricidae |
| Genus: | Scutiloricus Neves, Kristensen & Møbjerg, 202 |
| Species: | S. hugoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutiloricus hugoi Neves, Kristensen & Møbjerg, 2021 | |
Taxonomy
Scutiloricus hugoi was collected from clean shell gravel on the coast of Roscoff, France in Trezen ar Skoden. This species was separated from other specimens under a microscope.[1]
Traits
Adult Scutiloricus hugoi are characterized by:
- A square lorica (abdomen) made up of six plates with 14 frontal spikes. Of the 14 spikes, 12 appear as though they have perforations due to having ridges.
- At the back of its lorica, there is a small anal cone (ac in the image) surrounded on either side by two spurs (su in the image).
Something that has not been seen in the rest of Loricifera is receptacles for semen in adult females.[1]
The female chosen as an example for the species was 240 μm long and 83 μm wide.[1]