Limnognathia maerski is a microscopic animal, discovered in Greenland in 2000, that is given its own phylum, Micrognathozoa. It is related to the rotifers and gnathostomulids, grouped together as the Gnathifera.
Micrognathozoa a new microscopic animal group from Greenland
During a field course in arctic biology held on Disko Island, Greenland, a new animal was recorded from a cold spring near Isunngua on the eastern part of the island.
Funch named the animal Limnognathia maerski and placed it in a new group called Micrognathozoa.
There are approximately 5,000 species of sponges that are found mostly in marine environments.
Micrognathozoa – A single species discovered from a cold spring in Antartica that cannot be placed in any other phylum.
Morphology: A small worm-like animal with cilia that serve sensory purposes and others that are used in transport of food particles toward the mouth, and for locomotion.
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