Spinoloricus cinziae

Spinoloricus cinziae is a recently described animal species in the phylum

Spinoloricus cinziae
Loricifera.[1]

It is the first animal species described that does not require oxygen at any point
during its life.[2][3][4] The species, along with two other newly discovered species,
Rugiloricus nov. sp. and Pliciloricus nov. sp., were found in the sediment of the
anoxic L'Atalante basin of the Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]

Electron microscope images[4] show that the species' cellular innards appear to be
adapted for a zero-oxygen life. Their cells appear to be lacking mitochondria,
which use oxygen to generate energy in other animals. Instead, the species
appears to have hydrogenosomes, organelles which provide energy in some
anaerobic single-celled creatures.[5]

With a visual resemblance to tiny cups with tentacles sticking out, the species has
been said to look like something out of aDr. Seuss book.[5]

See also Scientific classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Anaerobic organism
Anaerobic respiration Phylum: Loricifera
Obligate anaerobe
Family: Nanaloricidae
Genus: Spinoloricus
References
Species: S. cinziae
1. Neves, Gambi, Danovaro & Kristensen (2014)Spinoloricus cinziae
(Phylum Loricifera), a new species from a hypersaline anoxic deep Binomial name
basin in the Mediterranean Sea.Systematics and Biodiversity, vol. 12,
Spinoloricus cinziae
4, p. 489-502 doi:10.1080/14772000.2014.943820(https://doi.org/10.
1080%2F14772000.2014.943820). Neves, Gambi, Danovaro &
2. Jackson P. (8 April 2010). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8609246.stm Kristensen, 2014
"First oxygen-free animals found".BBC News. accessed 16 April
2010.
3. New species 'live without oxygen'(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/7570677/New-species-lives-without-oxyg
en.html), The Telegraph, April 9, 2010
4. Roberto Danovaro; et al. (2010)."The first metazoa living in permanently anoxic conditions"(https://www.ncbi.nlm.ni
h.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907586). BMC Biology. 8 (30): 30. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-8-30(https://doi.org/10.1186%2
F1741-7007-8-30). PMC 2907586 (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2907586) . PMID 20370908 (http
s://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20370908).
5. Multicelled Animals May Live Oxygen-Free(https://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2010/04/12/multicelled-animal
s-may-live-oxygen-free.html), U.S. News & World Report, April 12, 2010

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