Tardigrada taxon details

Megastygarctides gerdae Hansen & Kristensen, 2006

342681  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342681)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Tardigrada (Phylum)
  4. Heterotardigrada (Class)
  5. Arthrotardigrada (Order)
  6. Stygarctidae (Family)
  7. Megastygarctidinae (Subfamily)
  8. Megastygarctides (Genus)
  9. Megastygarctides gerdae (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
Hansen, J.G. & Kristensen R. M. (2006). The "hyena female" of tardigrades and descriptions of two new species of Megastygarctides (Arthrotardigrada: Stygarctidae) from Saudi Arabia. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 558(1): 81-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1409-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Type locality contained in Saudi Arabian part of the Persian Gulf  
type locality contained in Saudi Arabian part of the Persian Gulf [details]
Distribution This is a relatively recently described intertidal species known only from the type locality.  
Distribution This is a relatively recently described intertidal species known only from the type locality. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Megastygarctides gerdae Hansen & Kristensen, 2006. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/tardigrada/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342681 on 2025-04-29
Date
action
by
2008-04-09 14:04:46Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-20 13:40:28Z
checked
Guidetti, Roberto
2016-03-30 07:31:19Z
changed
Guidetti, Roberto

original description Hansen, J.G. & Kristensen R. M. (2006). The "hyena female" of tardigrades and descriptions of two new species of Megastygarctides (Arthrotardigrada: Stygarctidae) from Saudi Arabia. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 558(1): 81-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1409-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details] 

additional source Degma, P.; Bertolani, R.; Guidetti, R. (2009-2016). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. (Assessed 10/02/2017) pp. 46., available online at http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Distribution This is a relatively recently described intertidal species known only from the type locality. [details]
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