Family MURRAYIDAE Guidetti, Gandolfi, Rossi & Bertolani, 2005
Compiler and date details
February 2011 - checklist compiled by Jo Wood, South Australian Museum, Adelaide
Introduction
The family Murrayidae was erected by Guidetti et al. (2005) and includes three genera: Dactylobiotus R.O. Schuster, 1980, Macroversum Pilato & Catanzaro, 1988 and Murrayon Bertolani & Pilato, 1988 (Guidetti & Bertolani (2011).
Dactylobiotus dispar is a cosmopolitan species first found in ponds in the Botanic Gardens in Sydney by James Murray in 1909. Members of the genus live in freshwater.
General References
Guidetti, R., Gandolfi, A., Rossi, V. & Bertolani, R. 2005. Phylogenetic analysis in Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada, Parachela): a combined morphological and molecular approach. Zoologica Scripta 34: 235-244
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2011 | 09-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Aug-2010 | ADDED |