original description
Grimaldi de Zio, S., D'Addabbo Gallo, M., Morone de Lucia, M.R. & D'Addabbo, L. (1987). Marine Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea (Tardigrada, Heterotardigrada) from the Indian Ocean. <em>Bollettino di Zoologia.</em> 4: 347–357. [details] Available for editors [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]
Holotype An-Ma 1/85, geounit Mauritian part of the Indian Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution This is an intertidal species known only from two Indian Ocean localities. [details]