Diaforobiotus hyperonyx (Maucci, 1983)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Macrobiotus hyperonyx Maucci, 1983
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Stec & Morek, 2022)
Distribution
Sella Group (mountains), Dolomites, Italy
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Maucci, W. (1983). Sulla presenza in Italia di Cornechiniscus holmeni (Petersen, 1951), e descrizione di Macrobiotus hyperonyx sp. nov. Boll. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Verona 9: 175-179.
Other references:
Guidetti, R., McInnes, S. J. and Kristensen, R. M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Diaforobiotus hyperonyx (Maucci, 1983). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1666413 on 2025-05-17
Stec, Daniel and Morek, Witold. (2022). Reaching the Monophyly: Re-Evaluation of the Enigmatic Species Tenuibiotus hyperonyx (Maucci, 1983) and the Genus Tenuibiotus (Eutardigrada). Animals 12(3): 404. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030404