Loricifera (from Latin, lorica, corselet (armour) + ferre, to bear), also known as corset animals, is a phylum of very small to microscopic marine scalidophoran sediment-dwelling animals with 43 described species and approximately 100 more that have been collected and not yet described. Their sizes range from 100 μm to c. 1 mm.
Loricifera (from Latin, lorica, corselet (armour) + ferre, to bear), also known as corset animals, is a phylum of very small to microscopic marine scalidophoran sediment-dwelling animals with 43 described species and approximately 100 more that have been collected and not yet described. Their sizes range from 100 μm to c. 1 mm.
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