Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Stygarctus abornatus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Tardigrada
Class
Heterotardigrada
Order
Arthrotardigrada
Family
Stygarctidae
Genus
Stygarctus
Species
abornatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Stygarctus abornatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15162. Accessed 6 November 2026.