Taxonomy Profile: Hypsibius americanus (Packard 1873)

Hypsibius americanus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Macrobiotus americanus
Packard 1873
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
Minimum taxonomic/nomenclature review
Hypsibius americanus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Tardigrada
tardigrades |
water bears |
tardígrado |
tardigrades |
Class : Eutardigrada
eutardigrades |
Order : Parachela
Family : Hypsibiidae
Subfamily : Hypsibiinae
Genus : Hypsibius
Hypsibius americanus Direct Children(s):
Hypsibius americanus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Hypsibius americanus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Mathews, G. B.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1938-05-25 / 1938-05-25
Article/Chapter Title:
Tardigrada from North America
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
American Midland Naturalist, vol. 19, no. 3
Page(s):
619-627
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Reference for:
Hypsibius americanus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Marcus, E.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1936-04-01 / 1936-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Tardigrada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Das Tierreich, 66
Page(s):
xvii + 340
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Publication Place:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Hypsibius americanus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Higgins, Robert P.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1959-04-01 / 1959-04-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Life History of Macrobioticus islandicus Richters With Notes on Other Tardigrades From Colorado
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 78, no. 2
Page(s):
137-154
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Notes:
Reference for:
Hypsibius americanus
Hypsibius americanus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hypsibius americanus: Comments
Comment:
Listed as a "Spec. Dub." by Marcus (1936), a valid species by Mathews (1938), and as a "Species Incertae sedis" by Higgins (1959). No more recent reference was found, and the current status and placement of this name remains uncertain. Further research is needed to resolve this