Document Type
Article
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1969
Journal
Pacific Science
Volume
23
Issue
3
First Page
394
Last Page
396
Abstract
Two SPECIES of marine tardigrades have been reported from the Pacific coast of North America. Schuster and Grigarick (1965) studied Echiniscoides sigismundi Schultze, 1865, from algae and barnacles. This species is thought to occur along much of the west coast. Styraconx sargassi Thulin, 1942, was reported as Bathyechiniscus tetronyx Steiner, 1926, from washings of Dictyota sp. by Mathews (1938). Although marine tardigrades are often found in association with algae and a variety of animals, they are most abundant in the interstitial spaces of sandy beaches. The apparently rich interstitial fauna of the west coast has not as yet been investigated.
Publication Statement
Contribution (Virginia Institute of Marine Science) no. 298.
Recommended Citation
McGinty, Maxine, Batillipes gilmartini, a New Marine Tardigrade from a California Beach (1969). Pacific Science, 23(3), 394-396.
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