The first record of a rare marine tardigrade, Halobiotus crispae Kristensen, 1982 (Eutardigrada : Hypsibiidae), from the Svalbard Archipelago

A rare marine tardigrade Halobiotus crispae Kristensen, 1982 was found abundant in intertidal flats at Josephbukta, Bellsund fiord, West Spitsbergen. This is the first record of this species from the Svalbard Archipelago. So far, the species has been found only in seven other localities in the north...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Smykla, Jerzy, Kaczmarek, Łukasz, Huzarska, Katarzyna, Michalczyk, Łukasz
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Halobiotus crispae
Tardigrada
new record
Spitsbergen
intertidal flats
climate change
Bellsund
Polar Biology
Svalbard
Tardigrade
Online Access:http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/43037
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-011-0986-1
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Summary:A rare marine tardigrade Halobiotus crispae Kristensen, 1982 was found abundant in intertidal flats at Josephbukta, Bellsund fiord, West Spitsbergen. This is the first record of this species from the Svalbard Archipelago. So far, the species has been found only in seven other localities in the northern hemisphere (between 56$^{\circ}$ and 69$^{\circ}$N). The present record greatly extends the known geographical range to the north and also indicates a much wider distribution of the species than formerly reported. Moreover, a potential indicative character of this species and of the study area in monitoring climatic changes is discussed.

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