WoRMS taxon details
Batillipes lesteri Kristensen & Mackness, 2000
342644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342644)
accepted
Species
marine
Kristensen, R. M.; Mackness, B. S. (2000). First record of the marine tardigrade genus Batillipes (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) from South Australia with a description of a new species. <em>Records of the south Australian Museum.</em> 33(2): 73-87., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40676513 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype QM, geounit Adelaide
, Type locality contained in South Australian Gulfs
Holotype QM, geounit Adelaide [details]
type locality contained in South Australian Gulfs [details]
Distribution This species was described from the coast of Australia and later reported twice on the Atlantic coast of
Brazil. It is an...
Brazil. It is an...
Distribution This species was described from the coast of Australia and later reported twice on the Atlantic coast of
Brazil. It is an intertidal or sublittoral species. [details]
Brazil. It is an intertidal or sublittoral species. [details]
Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Batillipes lesteri Kristensen & Mackness, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=342644 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Kristensen, R. M.; Mackness, B. S. (2000). First record of the marine tardigrade genus Batillipes (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae) from South Australia with a description of a new species. <em>Records of the south Australian Museum.</em> 33(2): 73-87., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40676513 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
[request]basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
additional source
Degma, P.; Bertolani, R.; Guidetti, R. (2009-2016). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. (Assessed 10/02/2017) pp. 46., available online at http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf [details] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Allotype [details]
Holotype QM, geounit Adelaide [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype QM [details]
Paratype ZMUC [details]
Paratype ZMUC [details]
Paratype ZMUC [details]
Paratype ZMUC [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution This species was described from the coast of Australia and later reported twice on the Atlantic coast ofBrazil. It is an intertidal or sublittoral species. [details]
