Tempotortus microcarpus

“Tiny-wristed time twister”
Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Lepistomella
Order
Chronovora
Family
Tempotortidae
Genus
Tempotortus
Species
T. microcarpus
External morphology

Incredibly small, Size 4mm x 6mm. Slight bulge around the aboral region.

One of the smallest of the “micro-occlupanids” yet known. Members of family Tempotoridae inhabit a very specialized niche; they are only found wedged upon the knob used to wind European analog watches. This species was the first of class Lepistomella to be discovered, by field researcher C. Pugh, in 2008.