| Pleocola | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconyxidae |
| Genus: | Pleocola Cantacuzène, 1951 |
| Species: | P. limnoriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleocola limnoriae Cantacuzène, 1951 | |
Pleocola is a monotypic genus of tardigrades. Its only species is Pleocola limnoriae, which belongs to the family Styraconyxidae. The species and genus were named by Alexandre Cantacuzène in 1951. It has been found in the North Atlantic Ocean, type locality Roscoff, Brittany, France. It was discovered living in commensalism on the isopod Limnoria lignorum.
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