WoRMS taxon details

Raiarctus colurus Renaud-Mornant, 1981

342669  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342669)

accepted
Species
marine
Renaud-Mornant, J. (1981). Raiarctus colurus n. g., n. sp., et R. aureolatus n. sp., Tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada) marins nouveaux de sédiments calcaires. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> Série 4e, 3, 512–522. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MNHN AT 68 b, geounit Guadeloupe  
Holotype MNHN AT 68 b, geounit Guadeloupe [details]
Type locality contained in Guadeloupe & Martinique part of the Caribbean Sea  
type locality contained in Guadeloupe & Martinique part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Distribution This is a rare species with a disjunct distribution known only from a few intertidal and subtidal localities
(sometimes...  
Distribution This is a rare species with a disjunct distribution known only from a few intertidal and subtidal localities
(sometimes more than 100 m bsl) in temperate and tropical zones, mainly in the northern hemisphere. It has
been recorded from different types of sand. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2024). World List of Tardigrada. Raiarctus colurus Renaud-Mornant, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342669 on 2024-03-29
Date
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2008-04-09 14:04:46Z
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2015-04-10 15:36:17Z
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original description Renaud-Mornant, J. (1981). Raiarctus colurus n. g., n. sp., et R. aureolatus n. sp., Tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada) marins nouveaux de sédiments calcaires. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> Série 4e, 3, 512–522. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNHN AT 68 b, geounit Guadeloupe [details]
Paratype MNHN AT 68, geounit Guadeloupe [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution This is a rare species with a disjunct distribution known only from a few intertidal and subtidal localities
(sometimes more than 100 m bsl) in temperate and tropical zones, mainly in the northern hemisphere. It has
been recorded from different types of sand. [details]