Tardigrada Register • Mesocrista spitzbergensis Richters, 1903

Mesocrista spitzbergensis Richters, 1903

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Names
Description
Images
Morphometry
Molecular data
Distribution
Sources

1. Former names and synonyms

None.

2. Description

Population	Description	Source	Contributor
Type series	Habitus N/A. Cuticle N/A. Buccal apparatus N/A. Legs and claws N/A. Eggs N/A. Remarks N/A.	Name et al. (20??)	N. Name

3. Images

Population	Habitus	Cuticle	Buccal apparatus	Claws	Eggs	Contributor
Type series	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

4. Morphometry

Population	Data	Source	Contributor
Neotype series	[9 specimens]	Gąsiorek et al. (2016)	M. Dudziak

5. Molecular data

Population	Sequence	GenBank	Source	Contributor
Neotype series	18S rRNA 28S rRNA ITS-2 COI	KX347532 KX347533 KX347534 KX347535	Gąsiorek et al. (2016)	M. Dudziak

6. Distribution

Sample	Coordinates	Altitude	Location name	Substrate	Collection date	Source	Contributor
Norway.0 (locus neotypicus)	79°43'54''N 10°59'42''E	100 m asl	Norway, Amsterdamøya, Svalbard	moss on rock	08.2011	Gąsiorek et al. (2016)	M. Dudziak
Norway.1	80°42'16''N 20°50'36''E	35 m asl	Norway, Phippsøya, Svalbard	moss on soil	08.2011	Gąsiorek et al. (2016)	M. Dudziak
Norway.2	77°04'02''N 15°08'12''E	7 m asl	Norway, Hyttevika, Svalbard, Spitsbergen	soil	?	Gąsiorek et al. (2016)	M. Dudziak

7. Sources

Gąsiorek, P., Stec, D., Morek, W., Zawierucha, K., Kaczmarek, Ł., Lachowska-Cierlik, D. & Michalczyk, Ł. (2016) An integrative revision of Mesocrista Pilato, 1987 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae). Journal of Natural History, 50(45-46): 2803–2828.