Marine Species Traits - Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987

WoRMS taxon details

Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987

AphiaID

342614 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342614)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Testechiniscus spitsbergensis spitsbergensis (Scourfield, 1897)

Parent

Echiniscidae Thulin, 1928

Direct children (6)

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Species Testechiniscus laterculus (Schuster, Grigarick & Toftner, 1980)
Species Testechiniscus macronyx (Richters, 1908)
Species Testechiniscus meridionalis (Murray, 1906)
Species Testechiniscus spitsbergensis (Scourfield, 1897)
Species Testechiniscus clavisetosus (Mihelčič, 1958) accepted as Testechiniscus spitsbergensis (Scourfield, 1897) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Testechiniscus spinuloides (Murray, 1907) accepted as Testechiniscus spitsbergensis (Scourfield, 1897) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2024). World List of Tardigrada. Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342614 on 2024-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-04-08 10:55:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2017-02-13 07:40:11Z

changed

Guidetti, Roberto

2017-02-14 06:28:26Z

changed

Guidetti, Roberto

2023-06-12 09:51:14Z

changed

Guidetti, Roberto

Licensing

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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 Gąsiorek, P.; Stec, D.; Zawierucha, K.; Kristensen, R. M.; Michalczyk, Ł. (2018). Revision of Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) refutes the polar-temperate distribution of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4472(2):261-297., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.2.3 [details] Available for editors

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