WoRMS taxon details
Stygarctus bradypus Schulz, 1951
136730 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136730)
accepted
Species
marine
Schulz, E. (1951). Uber Stygarctos bradypus n. g. n. sp., einen Tardigraden aus dem Küstengrundwasser, und seine phylogenettische Bedeutung. <em>Kieler Meeresforsch.</em> 8: 86-97. [details] Available for editors 
[request]
[request]
Type locality contained in German part of the North Sea
type locality contained in German part of the North Sea [details]
Distribution The species is reported from temperate (most records) to tropical
zones in the northern hemisphere. It has been reported...
Distribution circum-global
zones in the northern hemisphere. It has been reported...
Distribution The species is reported from temperate (most records) to tropical
zones in the northern hemisphere. It has been reported from different types of sand and detritus. [details]
zones in the northern hemisphere. It has been reported from different types of sand and detritus. [details]
Distribution circum-global
Distribution circum-global [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Stygarctus bradypus Schulz, 1951. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136730 on 2025-05-09
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Schulz, E. (1951). Uber Stygarctos bradypus n. g. n. sp., einen Tardigraden aus dem Küstengrundwasser, und seine phylogenettische Bedeutung. <em>Kieler Meeresforsch.</em> 8: 86-97. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tardigrada, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 236 (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tardigrada, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 236 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution The species is reported from temperate (most records) to tropicalzones in the northern hemisphere. It has been reported from different types of sand and detritus. [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution circum-global [details]
