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WoRCS taxon detailsHalechiniscus chafarinensis Grimaldi de Zio & Villora Moreno, 1995
136691 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136691)
accepted
Species
marine
Grimaldi de Zio, S. & Villora-Moreno, S. (1995). Halechiniscus chafarinensis n. sp. (Halechiniscidae) a new marine Tardigrada
from Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 36: 285–289. [details] Available for editors
Distribution This is a Mediterranean species reported mostly from the subtidal zone (to ca. 40 m bsl). Although H.
chafarinensis was...
Distribution This is a Mediterranean species reported mostly from the subtidal zone (to ca. 40 m bsl). Although H. chafarinensis was described from the Alboran Sea (coast of Chafarinas Islands), it was subsequently reported mainly from the Adriatic Sea in the subtidal zone and marine caves around the Tremiti Islands. It has been collected from a range of sand and detritus. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Halechiniscus chafarinensis Grimaldi de Zio & Villora Moreno, 1995. Accessed through: Gerovasileiou, V.; Martínez García, A.; Álvarez Noguera, F.; Boxshall, G.; Humphreys, W.F.; Jaume, D.; Becking, L.E.; Muricy, G.; van Hengstum, P.J.; Yamasaki, H.; Bailly, N.; Iliffe, T.M. (2025) World Register of Marine Cave Species (WoRCS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/worcs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136691 on 2025-06-05
Gerovasileiou, V.; Martínez García, A.; Álvarez Noguera, F.; Boxshall, G.; Humphreys, W.F.; Jaume, D.; Becking, L.E.; Muricy, G.; van Hengstum, P.J.; Yamasaki, H.; Bailly, N.; Iliffe, T.M. (2025). World Register of Marine Cave Species (WoRCS). Halechiniscus chafarinensis Grimaldi de Zio & Villora Moreno, 1995. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/worcs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136691 on 2025-06-05
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original description
Grimaldi de Zio, S. & Villora-Moreno, S. (1995). Halechiniscus chafarinensis n. sp. (Halechiniscidae) a new marine Tardigrada
from Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 36: 285–289. [details] Available for editors
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] 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 regional or thematic species database
Distribution This is a Mediterranean species reported mostly from the subtidal zone (to ca. 40 m bsl). Although H.chafarinensis was described from the Alboran Sea (coast of Chafarinas Islands), it was subsequently reported mainly from the Adriatic Sea in the subtidal zone and marine caves around the Tremiti Islands. It has been collected from a range of sand and detritus. [details] |
