Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Gastrotricha > Order Chaetonotida > Suborder Paucitubulatina > Family Xenotrichulidae > Subfamily Xenotrichulinae > Genus Heteroxenotrichula

Heteroxenotrichula pygmaea (Remane, 1934)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Heteroxenotrichula*	Wilke, 1954	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Heteroxenotrichula flandrensis*	(d'Hondt, 1968)	synonym
*Xenotrichula pygmaea*	Remane, 1934	synonym

Literature

basis of record	d'Hondt, J.-L.; van der Land, J. (2001). Gastrotricha, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 156-158
additional source	Hochberg, R. 2009. Gastrotricha of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1105–1110 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
additional source	van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
additional source	Checklist of Gastrotricha by Antonio Todaro

Genbank

Citation

Todaro, A.; d'Hondt, J-L. (2025). World Gastrotricha Database. Heteroxenotrichula pygmaea (Remane, 1934). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:114556