WoRMS taxon details
Macrobiotus C.A.S. Schultze, 1834
342581 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342581)
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Genus
- Species Macrobiotus papei Stec, Kristensen & Michalczyk, 2018
- Species Macrobiotus appelloefi Richters, 1908 accepted as Halobiotus stenostomus (Richters, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Macrobiotus richtersi Murray, 1911 accepted as Paramacrobiotus richtersi (Murray, 1911) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Macrobiotus schultzei Greef, 1866 accepted as Macrobiotus hufelandi C.A.S. Schultze, 1834 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Schultze, C. A. S. (1834). Macrobiotus Hufelandii, animal e crustaceorum classe novum, reviviscendi post diuturnam asphyxiam et ariditatem potens. <em>Curths.</em> [details] 
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2026). World List of Tardigrada. Macrobiotus C.A.S. Schultze, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342581 on 2026-06-23
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Nomenclature
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Schultze, C. A. S. (1834). Macrobiotus Hufelandii, animal e crustaceorum classe novum, reviviscendi post diuturnam asphyxiam et ariditatem potens. <em>Curths.</em> [details] 
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]
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]
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Stec, D., Vecchi, M., Calhim, S. & Michalczyk, Ł. (2021). New multilocus phylogeny reorganises the family Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada) and unveils complex morphological evolution of the Macrobiotus hufelandi group. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 160, 106987., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106987 [details] Available for editors
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