Home Acknowledgments Conventions Glossary Maps References Links Articles Thumbnails Species list Family Next species _______________   Additional Photos	Paraganitus  sp. #1   Maximum size: 0.7 mm. Identification:  This is a tiny, elongate animal with short tentacles on its head. (Note 1) Natural history:  Paraganitus sp. #1 is a rarely seen species that lives insterstitially in sand. Distribution:  Oahu. Taxonomic notes:  It was first recorded in Hawaii from Kaneohe Bay, Oahu by the meiofauna team during MarineGeo in May, 2017. Photo:  Katharina Jörger: 0.7 mm: 2017 MarineGeo; found by meiofauna team; Kaneohe Bay, Oahu; May, 2017. Observations and comments: Note 1:  Katharina Jörger sent the following information: "externally similar to Microhedyle sp., both genera can be distinguished easily however based on the hook-shaped radula with many rows in Microhedyle vs. a radula with few single dagger-shaped teeth in Paraganitus."
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