Tardigrada taxon details
Moebjergarctus manganis Bussau, 1992
343462 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:343462)
accepted
Species
marine
Bussau, C. (1992). New deep-sea Tardigrada (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae) from manganese nodule area of the eastern South Pacific. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21, 79-91., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00311.x/abstract [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Peru Basin
type locality contained in Peru Basin [details]
Distribution This species from the monotypic abyssal genus was found along a transect off the coast of Peru in a
region covered by...
region covered by...
Distribution This species from the monotypic abyssal genus was found along a transect off the coast of Peru in a
region covered by manganese nodules. Found 0–6 cm deep in sediment, it has not been reported again since the
original study. [details]
region covered by manganese nodules. Found 0–6 cm deep in sediment, it has not been reported again since the
original study. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Moebjergarctus manganis Bussau, 1992. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/tardigrada/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=343462 on 2025-04-29
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original description
Bussau, C. (1992). New deep-sea Tardigrada (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae) from manganese nodule area of the eastern South Pacific. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21, 79-91., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00311.x/abstract [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Bussau, C. (1992). New deep-sea Tardigrada (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae) from manganese nodule area of the eastern South Pacific. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21, 79-91., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00311.x/abstract [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Kaczmarek, Ł.; Bartels, P. J.; Roszkowska, M.; Nelson, D. R. (2015). The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4037(1): 1-189., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4037.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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]
context source (Deepsea) Bussau, C. (1992). New deep-sea Tardigrada (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae) from manganese nodule area of the eastern South Pacific. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 21, 79-91., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1992.tb00311.x/abstract [details] Available for editors
context source (PeRMS) Kaczmarek, Ł.; Bartels, P. J.; Roszkowska, M.; Nelson, D. R. (2015). The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4037(1): 1-189., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4037.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution This species from the monotypic abyssal genus was found along a transect off the coast of Peru in aregion covered by manganese nodules. Found 0–6 cm deep in sediment, it has not been reported again since the
original study. [details]
