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Diphascon elongatum (Mihelcic, 1959)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 711091

Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Diphascon elongatus (Mihelcic, 1959)
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	Current Standing:	valid

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	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Tardigrada – tardigrades, water bears, tardigrades, tardígrado
	Class	Eutardigrada Richters, 1926 – eutardigrades
	Order	Parachela Schuster, Nelson, Grigarick and Christenberry, 1980
	Family	Hypsibiidae Pilato, 1969
	Subfamily	Diphasconinae Dastych, 1992
	Genus	Diphascon Plate, 1889
	Subgenus	Diphascon (Diphascon) Plate, 1889 incertae sedis
	Species	Diphascon elongatum (Mihelcic, 1959)

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	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Pilato, Giovanni
	Publication Date:	1987
	Article/Chapter Title:	Revision of the genus Diphascon Plate, 1889, with remarks on the subfamily Itaquasconinae (Eutardigrada, Hypsobiidae)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Biology of Tardigrades: Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on the Tardigrada, Modena, September 3-5, 1985
	Page(s):	337-357
	Publisher:	MUCCHI
	Publication Place:	Modena, Italy
	ISBN/ISSN:	88-7000-108-3
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	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Ramazzotti, G., and W. Maucci
	Publication Date:	1983
	Article/Chapter Title:	Il Philum Tardigrada: III edizione riveduta e aggiornata
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Memorie dell'Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia Dott. Marco de Marchi, vol. 41
	Page(s):	1012
	Publisher:	Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia
	Publication Place:	Verbania Pallanza, Italy
	ISBN/ISSN:	0374-9118
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	Reference for:	Diphascon elongatum

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Comments


	Comment:	Although they spell it differently (-us), Guidetti & Bertolani (2005) note as "to be confirmed in this subgenus, see Pilato 1987"

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