NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Hebesuncus conjungens (Thulin, 1911)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hebesuncus conjungens (Thulin, 1911)
- Name authority
- (Thulin, 1911)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Tardigrada
- Class
- Eutardigrada
- Order
- Parachela
- Family
- Ramazzottiidae
- Genus
- Hebesuncus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumTardigrada Doyère, 1840
- classEutardigrada Richters, 1926
- orderParachela Schuster, Nelson, Grigarick & Christenberry, 1980
- superfamilyHypsibioidea Pilato, 1969
- familyRamazzottiidae Sands, McInnes, Marley, Goodall-Copestake, Convey & Lisse, 2008
- genusHebesuncus Pilato, 1987
- speciesHebesuncus conjungens (Thulin, 1911)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hebesuncus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hebesuncus schusteri (Dastych, 1984) | RamazzottiidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hypsibius conjungens Thulin, 1911 Thulin, 1911 | synonym |
| Macrobiotus conjungens (Thulin, 1911) (Thulin, 1911) | synonym |
| Diphascon conjungens (Thulin, 1911) (Thulin, 1911) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Australia
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
North America
Oceania
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=710840 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JY64. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.