World list of Tardigrada
WoRMS taxon details
Batillipes bullacaudatus McGinty & Higgins, 1968
136662 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136662)
accepted
Species
marine
McGinty, M. M.; Higgins, R. P. (1968). Ontogenetic Variation of Taxonomic Characters of Two Marine Tardigrades with the Description of Batillipes bullacaudatus n. sp. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 87(2): 252., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3224449 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM MM-45a, geounit Sandy Point
, Type locality contained in Chesapeake Bay
Holotype USNM MM-45a, geounit Sandy Point [details]
type locality contained in Chesapeake Bay [details]
Distribution This species is known mostly from the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The two records
from the Atlantic coast...
from the Atlantic coast...
Distribution This species is known mostly from the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The two records
from the Atlantic coast of the UK and one uncertain record from the North Sea (based on a larval specimen and
reported as cf.) need to be confirmed, as early development stages and adults of Batillipes species are very
similar and a large intraspecific variability has also been observed in this genus (see remarks for B. gilmartini).
This species has been found mainly in sand (to a depth of 80 cm) in the intertidal zone. [details]
from the Atlantic coast of the UK and one uncertain record from the North Sea (based on a larval specimen and
reported as cf.) need to be confirmed, as early development stages and adults of Batillipes species are very
similar and a large intraspecific variability has also been observed in this genus (see remarks for B. gilmartini).
This species has been found mainly in sand (to a depth of 80 cm) in the intertidal zone. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Batillipes bullacaudatus McGinty & Higgins, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136662 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
McGinty, M. M.; Higgins, R. P. (1968). Ontogenetic Variation of Taxonomic Characters of Two Marine Tardigrades with the Description of Batillipes bullacaudatus n. sp. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 87(2): 252., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3224449 [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
Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]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
Holotype USNM MM-45a, geounit Sandy Point [details]
Paratype USNM 36511, geounit Sandy Point [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution This species is known mostly from the North American coast of the Atlantic Ocean. The two recordsfrom the Atlantic coast of the UK and one uncertain record from the North Sea (based on a larval specimen and
reported as cf.) need to be confirmed, as early development stages and adults of Batillipes species are very
similar and a large intraspecific variability has also been observed in this genus (see remarks for B. gilmartini).
This species has been found mainly in sand (to a depth of 80 cm) in the intertidal zone. [details]
