Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov.
Higginsarctus gen. nov., sp. ind. Material examined FRANCE • 1 two-clawed larva; North Atlantic Ocean: English Channel, Bay of Morlaix, 48°43′ N, 03°54′ W, depth 20–30 m; 15 Mar. 1982; R.M. Kristensen leg.; Dentalium sand; NHMD293912. USA • 2 ♀♀, adults; Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina; 33°03.7′ N, 7...
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ftzenodo:oai:zenodo.org:5213170 2023-05-15T17:32:36+02:00 Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov. Hansen, Jesper G. Kristensen, Reinhardt M. name=North Atlantic Ocean; east=-3.9; north=48.716667 name=Atlantic Ocean; east=-77.367836; north=33.06167 2021-08-17 https://zenodo.org/record/5213170 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5213170 unknown info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://zoobank.org/B191A524-2C5F-4DBD-93BA-7DC1ADB82CC7 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://treatment.plazi.org/id/2678D5797B56FFFAFD9EFC5E9471710D info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/lsid/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:B191A524-2C5F-4DBD-93BA-7DC1ADB82CC7 doi:10.5852/ejt.2021.762.1461 http://zenodo.org/record/5211787 http://publication.plazi.org/id/DA41AD017B49FFE5FFC7FFE496557629 http://zoobank.org/43F5C871-A651-47FB-B0A8-29C41EEEEBDD doi:10.5281/zenodo.5213169 https://zenodo.org/communities/biosyslit https://zenodo.org/record/5213170 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5213170 oai:zenodo.org:5213170 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode A new genus and five new species of the subfamily Florarctinae (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada), pp. 149-184 in European Journal of Taxonomy 762(1) 180 Biodiversity Taxonomy Animalia Tardigrada Heterotardigrada Arthrotardigrada Halechiniscidae Higginsarctus info:eu-repo/semantics/other publication-taxonomictreatment 2021 ftzenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.521317010.5852/ejt.2021.762.146110.5281/zenodo.5213169 2023-03-10T15:09:34Z Higginsarctus gen. nov., sp. ind. Material examined FRANCE • 1 two-clawed larva; North Atlantic Ocean: English Channel, Bay of Morlaix, 48°43′ N, 03°54′ W, depth 20–30 m; 15 Mar. 1982; R.M. Kristensen leg.; Dentalium sand; NHMD293912. USA • 2 ♀♀, adults; Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina; 33°03.7′ N, 77°22.07′ W; depth 289 m; 19 Nov. 1983; R.P. Higgins (RH 1839); R/V Cape Hatteras; medium phosphorite sand; NHMD-293915, NHMD- 293917 • 1 two-clawed larva; same collection data as for preceding; NHMD-293916. Remarks Among the collected material from South Carolina, USA, two adult females were found, both having large, rigid and backwards bending primary clavae supported by strong internal cuticular structures at their bases, as well as three pairs of lateral alae supported by ramuli. These specimens likely present yet another species of Higginsarctus gen. nov., different to the new species described above. Unfortunately, further details cannot be accessed due to the poor condition of the specimens. In addition to the two unidentifiable adult specimens of Higginsarctus gen. nov., two larval specimens were found; a 2-clawed larva from Roscoff, France and a 2-clawed larva from South Carolina, USA. Both larvae possess large, rigid and backwards bending primary clavae supported by strong internal cuticular structures at their bases, a character shared by Ligiarctus and Higginsarctus gen. nov. At this larval stage, alae are not present. Co-occurring only with adult specimens of Higginsarctus gen. nov. (no adult specimens of Ligiarctus were found in the samples), these larvae most likely belongs to the new genus. However, the conclusion as to whether they belong to Ligiarctus or Higginsarctus gen. nov. cannot be made with certainty. Published as part of Hansen, Jesper G. & Kristensen, Reinhardt M., 2021, A new genus and five new species of the subfamily Florarctinae (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada), pp. 149-184 in European Journal of Taxonomy 762 (1) on page 180, DOI:10.5852/ejt.2021.762.1461, ... Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic Zenodo Reinhardt ENVELOPE(177.200,177.200,-84.200,-84.200) Kristensen ENVELOPE(-159.667,-159.667,-86.333,-86.333) |
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Higginsarctus gen. nov., sp. ind. Material examined FRANCE • 1 two-clawed larva; North Atlantic Ocean: English Channel, Bay of Morlaix, 48°43′ N, 03°54′ W, depth 20–30 m; 15 Mar. 1982; R.M. Kristensen leg.; Dentalium sand; NHMD293912. USA • 2 ♀♀, adults; Atlantic Ocean: South Carolina; 33°03.7′ N, 77°22.07′ W; depth 289 m; 19 Nov. 1983; R.P. Higgins (RH 1839); R/V Cape Hatteras; medium phosphorite sand; NHMD-293915, NHMD- 293917 • 1 two-clawed larva; same collection data as for preceding; NHMD-293916. Remarks Among the collected material from South Carolina, USA, two adult females were found, both having large, rigid and backwards bending primary clavae supported by strong internal cuticular structures at their bases, as well as three pairs of lateral alae supported by ramuli. These specimens likely present yet another species of Higginsarctus gen. nov., different to the new species described above. Unfortunately, further details cannot be accessed due to the poor condition of the specimens. In addition to the two unidentifiable adult specimens of Higginsarctus gen. nov., two larval specimens were found; a 2-clawed larva from Roscoff, France and a 2-clawed larva from South Carolina, USA. Both larvae possess large, rigid and backwards bending primary clavae supported by strong internal cuticular structures at their bases, a character shared by Ligiarctus and Higginsarctus gen. nov. At this larval stage, alae are not present. Co-occurring only with adult specimens of Higginsarctus gen. nov. (no adult specimens of Ligiarctus were found in the samples), these larvae most likely belongs to the new genus. However, the conclusion as to whether they belong to Ligiarctus or Higginsarctus gen. nov. cannot be made with certainty. Published as part of Hansen, Jesper G. & Kristensen, Reinhardt M., 2021, A new genus and five new species of the subfamily Florarctinae (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada), pp. 149-184 in European Journal of Taxonomy 762 (1) on page 180, DOI:10.5852/ejt.2021.762.1461, ... |
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Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov. |
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Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov. |
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Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov. |
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Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov. |
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Higginsarctus Hansen & Kristensen 2021, gen. nov. |
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A new genus and five new species of the subfamily Florarctinae (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada), pp. 149-184 in European Journal of Taxonomy 762(1) 180 |
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