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Coronarctus tenellus Renaud-Mornant 1974

Distribution

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This abyssal species (found at depths below 1600 m) has been reported from a transect in the Indian Ocean and an Atlantic locality off the coast of Namibia. Although only eight localities are involved, C. tenellus is the most frequently reported Coronarctus.

Reference

Kaczmarek, Ł.; Bartels, P. J.; Roszkowska, M.; Nelson, D. R. (2015). The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada. Zootaxa. 4037(1): 1-189.

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Guidetti, Roberto [email]

Habitat

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slope to abyssal

Reference

van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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