Acutuncus antarcticus (Richters 1904) Richters 1904
- Dataset
- Tardigrades from northwestern Patagonia (Neuquén Province, Argentina) with the description of three new species
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Eutardigrada
- order
- Parachela
- family
- Hypsibiidae
- genus
- Acutuncus
- species
- Acutuncus antarcticus
Acutuncus antarcticus (Richters 1904) Richters 1904
Acutuncus antarcticus (Richters 1904)
This species has been recorded in Antarctica (Dastych, 1991); the records from Europe, Asia, and North America were considered dubious by this author. In Argentina, it has been found previously in Tierra del Fuego (Claps et al., 2008). All specimens examined exhibited the characteristics given in Dastych's redescription..