Moebjergarctus manganis

Moebjergarctus manganis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Moebjergarctus
Bussau, 1992
Species: Moebjergarctus manganis
Bussau, 1992

Moebjergarctus manganis is a species of tardigrades in the genus Moebjergarctus being the only one of the family Halechiniscidae. The species are endemic to the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean.[1] They were first named and described by Christian Bussau in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bussau (1992), vol. 21, no. 1, p. 79-91.

Further reading

  • Bussau, 1992: "New deep-sea Tardigrada (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae) from a manganese nodule area of the eastern South Pacific". Zoologica Scripta


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