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Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996
136676 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136676)
accepted
Species
marine
Villora-Moreno, S. (1996). A new genus and species of the deep-sea family Coronarctidae (Tardigrada) from a sub-marine cave with a deep-sea like condition. <em>Sarsia.</em> 81: 275–283. [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype MNHN 1 - 3PP271094, geounit Marseille
, Type locality contained in French part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western...
Holotype MNHN 1 - 3PP271094, geounit Marseille [details]
type locality contained in French part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Trogloarctus trionyches Villora-Moreno, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136676 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclature
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Villora-Moreno, S. (1996). A new genus and species of the deep-sea family Coronarctidae (Tardigrada) from a sub-marine cave with a deep-sea like condition. <em>Sarsia.</em> 81: 275–283. [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]
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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 MNHN 1 - 3PP271094, geounit Marseille [details]
Paratype MNHN 2-4, 3PP271094, geounit Marseille [details]
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Additional information This subtidal troglobiotic species is from the deep sea family Coronarctidae, and Villora-Moreno (1996)observed many similarities between Trogloarctus and Coronarctus genera. The possibility of a deep sea origin for this species/genus was discussed, along with the suggestion that cave environments provide refugia and can
have environmental conditions similar to those in the deep sea (Villora-Moreno 1996). Further studies are
required to verify this statement (see also P. mirabilis). [details]
