Halechiniscus chafarinensis n. sp. (Halechiniscidae), a new marine Tardigrada from the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea)
De Zio Grimaldi, S.; Villora-Moreno, S. (1995). Halechiniscus chafarinensis n. sp. (Halechiniscidae), a new marine Tardigrada from the Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea). Cah. Biol. Mar. 36(4): 285-289
In: Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff: Paris. ISSN 0007-9723; e-ISSN 2262-3094, meer
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- De Zio Grimaldi, S.
- Villora-Moreno, S.
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| Abstract |
Halechiniscus chafarinensis n. sp., from Chafarinas Islands (SE Alboran Sea, N. Africa), shares plesiomorphic characteristics with other species of Halechiniscus (H. tuleari, H. paratuleari and H. macrocephalus), namely the division of the head in two lobes, the presence of large cirrophori supporting cephalic cirri, and evident lateral processes. The former character may be also an evidence of relationship between Halechiniscidae and Stygarctidae. |
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