Taxonomy Profile: Mesocrista marcusi (Rudescu 1964)

Mesocrista marcusi: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Diphascon marcusi
Rudescu 1964
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Mesocrista marcusi: 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 : Itaquasconinae
Genus : Mesocrista
Mesocrista marcusi Direct Children(s):
Mesocrista marcusi: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Guidetti, Roberto, and Roberto Bertolani
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-02-01 / 2005-02-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Tardigrade taxonomy: an updated check list of the taxa and a list of characters for their identification
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Zootaxa, issue 845
Page(s):
1-46
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/1175-5326
Notes:
Online edition ISSN is 1175-5334: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/
Reference for:
Mesocrista marcusi
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Pilato, Giovanni
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-09-01 / 1987-09-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Revision of the genus Diphascon Plate, 1889, with remarks on the subfamily Itaquasconinae (Eutardigrada, Hypsobiidae)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Biology of Tardigrades: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on the Tardigrada, Modena, September 3-5, 1985
Page(s):
337-357
Publisher:
MUCCHI
Publication Place:
Modena, Italy
ISBN/ISSN:
88-7000-108-3/
Notes:
Reference for:
Mesocrista marcusi
Mesocrista marcusi: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Mesocrista marcusi: Comments
Comment:
Guidetti & Bertolani (2005) note as "to be confirmed in this genus, see Pilato 1987." Pilato (1987) says that "it is possible, but should be confirmed, that D. marcusi belongs in this genus if it does not belong in the genus Diphascon, subgenus Adropion"