Common name (e.g. turtle)

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Genus + Species (e.g. Caretta caretta)

Halechiniscus perfectus   Schulz, 1955

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Heterotardigrada | Arthrotardigrada | Halechiniscidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 0 - 1 m (Ref. 138924).  Subtropical

Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific and the Mediterranean Sea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ?  range ? - ? cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Bartels, P.J., P. Fontoura and D.R. Nelson 2015 New records of marine tardigrades from Moorea, French Polynesia, with the description of Styraconyx turbinarium sp. nov. (Arthrotardigrada, Halechiniscidae). Zootaxa 3955(3):389-402. (Ref. 138924)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Threat to humans

Human uses

FAO - Publication: search | FishSource |

Tools

Internet sources

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO - Publication: search | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543)

(0 of 100).

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