Styraconyx paulae Robotti 1971
Description
114. Styraconyx paulae Robotti, 1971
Styraconyx paulae spec. nov. (Robotti 1971)
Terra typica: Tyrrhenian Sea (Europe, Italy)
Tyrrhenian Sea:
• 38°48′N, 15°15′E; 2 m bsl: [FAO37] Type locality: Italy, Aeolian Islands, Stromboli Island, submerged ravine, from scleractinian coral (Coenocyathus dohrni Död.). Robotti (1971)
Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Tyrrhenian Sea: 1; total: 1.
Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO37: 1; total: 1.
Remarks: This species belongs to the sargassi group and is very similar to S. sargassi. The original description was based on a single specimen, and it is known only from the type locality. However, Pollock (1983) suggested that some specimens attributed to B. tetronyx should be recognised as Styraconyx paulae. But, these B. tetronyx specimens were attributed by Renaud-Mornant (1967b) to S. sargassi, although later Pollock’s interpretation was confirmed by Kristensen & Higgins (1984a). In conclusion, this species is known from only one specimen, its diagnosis is uncertain, and the species is in need of redescription.
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Halechiniscidae
- Genus
- Styraconyx
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Arthrotardigrada
- Phylum
- Tardigrada
- Scientific name authorship
- Robotti
- Species
- paulae
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Styraconyx paulae Robotti, 1971 sec. Kaczmarek, Bartels, Roszkowska & Nelson, 2015
References
- Robotti, C. (1971) Nuova specie di tardigrado marino: Styraconyx paulae (Heterotardigrada). Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria, 4, 1 - 3.
- Pollock, L. W. (1983) A closer look at some marine Heterotardigrada. II: The morphology and taxonomy of Bathyechiniscus, with a description of B. craticulus n. sp. from the Caribbean. The Bulletin of Marine Science, 33, 109 - 117.
- Renaud-Mornant, J. (1967 b) Tardigrades de la Baie Saint-Vincent, Nouvelle-Caledonie. In: Expedition francaise sur les recifs coralliens de la Nouvelle-Caledonie. Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris, 12, 103 - 118.
- Kristensen, R. M. & Higgins, R. P. (1984 a) Revision of Styraconyx (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae) with description of two new species from Disko Bay, West Greenland. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 391, 1 - 40.