What is Loricifera?
Q: What is Loricifera?
A: Loricifera is a recently discovered phylum of marine animals.
Q: Who described the phylum of Loricifera?
A: Loricifera was described by Reinhardt Kristensen.
Q: What makes Loricifera unique?
A: Loricifera is unique because it includes the first animals known to exist in a completely anoxic environment.
Q: Where do Loricifera live?
A: Loricifera live in sediment in the spaces between marine gravel to which they attach themselves.
Q: How small are Loricifera?
A: Loricifera's size ranges from 100 µm to about 1 mm.
Q: Why have Loricifera remained undiscovered for so long?
A: Loricifera attach themselves quite firmly to the gravel, which explains why they remained undiscovered for so long.
Q: Have Loricifera been found in the fossil record?
A: No, Loricifera have not yet been found in the fossil record.
