Pleocola is a monotypic genus of tardigrades. Its only species is Pleocola limnoriae, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae. The species and genus were named by Alexandre Cantacuzène in 1951. It has been found in the North Atlantic Ocean, type locality Roscoff, Brittany, France.Pleocola limnoriae, World Register of Marine Species It was discovered living in commensalism on the isopod Limnoria lignorum.Cantacuzène, 1951 : Tardigrade marin nouveau, commensal de Limnoria lignorum (Rathke). Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, Paris, vol. 232, p. 1699-170
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