WoRMS taxon details
Halechiniscus macrocephalus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1988
136696 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136696)
accepted
Species
marine
Grimaldi de Zio, S., D'Addabbo Gallo, M. & Morone de Lucia, M.R. (1988). Two new Mediterranean species of the genus
Halechiniscus (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada). <em>Bolletino di zoologia.</em> 55(1-4): 205-211., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250008809386618 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype Am 321/9, geounit Ionian sea
, Type locality contained in Italian part of the Ionian Sea
Holotype Am 321/9, geounit Ionian sea [details]
type locality contained in Italian part of the Ionian Sea [details]
Distribution This is a rare Mediterranean species reported mainly from the subtidal zone (including a marine cave)
down to ca. 100 m...
down to ca. 100 m...
Distribution This is a rare Mediterranean species reported mainly from the subtidal zone (including a marine cave)
down to ca. 100 m bsl, from sand and coralligenous and organogenic detritus. [details]
down to ca. 100 m bsl, from sand and coralligenous and organogenic detritus. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Halechiniscus macrocephalus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136696 on 2025-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Grimaldi de Zio, S., D'Addabbo Gallo, M. & Morone de Lucia, M.R. (1988). Two new Mediterranean species of the genus
Halechiniscus (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada). <em>Bolletino di zoologia.</em> 55(1-4): 205-211., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250008809386618 [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
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 Am 321/9, geounit Ionian sea [details]
Paratype Am 321/3, 337/2, 291/7, 55/2, geounit Ionian sea [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution This is a rare Mediterranean species reported mainly from the subtidal zone (including a marine cave)down to ca. 100 m bsl, from sand and coralligenous and organogenic detritus. [details]
