Biology:Moebjergarctus manganis

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Short description: Species of tardigrade

Moebjergarctus manganis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Moebjergarctus
Species:
M. manganis
Binomial name
Moebjergarctus manganis
Bussau, 1992

Moebjergarctus manganis is a species of tardigrades. It is in the genus Moebjergarctus, part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The species has been found in the southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean.[2] They were first named and described by Christian Bussau in 1992.

References

Further reading

  • Bussau, 1992: "New deep-sea Tardigrada (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae) from a manganese nodule area of the eastern South Pacific". Zoologica Scripta, vol. 21, no. 1, p. 79-91.


Wikidata ☰ Q2254772 entry