Taxon Profile: Macrobiotus antarcticus

Taxonomy details

Context

Taxon Id
117971
Authority
Richters, 1904
Naming Status
Currently accepted name
Status
Found in the Antarctica/subantarctic or Southern Ocean
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Taxon has been resolved to the rank Species.

Hierarchy

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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Tardigrada
Class
Eutardigrada
Order
Apochela
Family
Macrobiotidae
Genus
Macrobiotus
Taxon

Profile

Latest Taxonomic scrutiny
Dave Watts on 20-Apr-2009
Reference Site/Paper in which the taxon name was checked
Richters, F. (1908) Die fauna der Moosrasen des Gaussbergs und einiger Sudlichen Inseln. Deutsche Sudpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903, Berlin 9 Zoologie 1 259-302. Source is Original

Species Profile:

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Type Locality
The actual location of the first recorded specimen 		Gaussberg

Reference: - Richters, F. (1908) Die fauna der Moosrasen des Gaussbergs und einiger Sudlichen Inseln. Deutsche Sudpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903, Berlin 9 Zoologie 1 259-302. Source is Original