Reinhardt Kristensen | |
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| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Known for | Discovery of three new phyla of microscopic animals |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Invertebrate biology |
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Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen (born 1948) is a Danish invertebrate biologist, noted for the discovery of three new phyla of microscopic animals: the Loricifera in 1983, the Cycliophora in 1995, and the Micrognathozoa in 2000. He is also considered one of the world's leading experts on tardigrades. His recent field of work revolves mostly around arctic biology.
He is also known for documenting Dendrogramma, an invertebrate genus that was later classified as Siphonophorae of the family Rhodaliidae.[1]
- ^ O’Hara, Timothy D.; Hugall, Andrew F.; MacIntosh, Hugh; Naughton, Kate M.; Williams, Alan; Moussalli, Adnan (June 2016). "Dendrogramma is a siphonophore". Current Biology. 26 (11): R457–R458. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.051. PMID 27269719.