{"id":164,"date":"2012-02-04T00:24:45","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T00:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horg.com\/new\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:06:17","slug":"tempotortus-microcarpus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=164","title":{"rendered":"Tempotortus microcarpus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Tempotortus microcarpus<\/h1>\n
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\"\"<\/a>\u201cTiny-wristed time twister\u201d<\/div>\n
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Kingdom<\/dt>\n
Microsynthera<\/dd>\n
Phylum<\/dt>\n
Plasticae<\/dd>\n
Class<\/dt>\n
Lepistomella<\/dd>\n
Order<\/dt>\n
Chronovora<\/dd>\n
Family<\/dt>\n
Tempotortidae<\/dd>\n
Genus<\/dt>\n
Tempotortus<\/em><\/dd>\n
Species<\/dt>\n
T. microcarpus<\/em><\/dd>\n
External morphology<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

Incredibly small, Size 4mm x 6mm. Slight bulge around the aboral region.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tempotortus microcarpus \u201cTiny-wristed time twister\u201d 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1846,"parent":4124,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t