The Zoogeography of Marine Tardigrada Author Kaczmarek, Łukasz Author Bartels, Paul J. Author Roszkowska, Milena Author Nelson, Diane R. text Zootaxa 2015 4037 1 1 189 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4037.1.1 0dd60c86-99b2-43f8-a06e-18d012818103 1175-5326 233519 670819B1-3840-4C0A-ABFF-4D5AE3A263C0 175. Stygarctus spinifer Hiruta, 1985 Stygarctus spinifer sp. nov. ( Hiruta 1985 ) Terra typica : Pacific Ocean ( Japan , Asia) Pacific Ocean: • 47°41.6′N , 122°24.3′W / 47°42′N , 122°24′W ; 0 m bsl: [FAO67] USA , Washington State, King County, Shilshole Bay, Puget Sound, N of Seattle, Golden Gardens Park, Meadow Point, intertidal, 0–60 cm deep in sand, medium coarse sand. Pollock (1989) • 42 ° 59′N , 144° 23′E ; 0 m bsl: [FAO61] Type Locality: Japan , Hokkaido Prefecture, Kushiro, interstitial. Hiruta (1985) • 38°17.0′N , 123°2.0′W [ 38°18′N , 123°03′W ]; 0 m bsl: [FAO77] USA , California State, Sonoma County, N of the parking area at Bodega Head, 0–60 cm deep in sand, well-sorted coarse or fine sand (mean phi grains = 2.545). Pollock (1989) • 35°59.0′N , 121°30.0′W / 35°59′N , 121°30′W ; 0 m bsl: [FAO77] USA , California State, Monterey County, Los Padres National Forest, Mill Creek Picnic Area, Big Sur coastline, 0–60 cm deep in sand, sand. Pollock (1989) Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Pacific Ocean: 4; total: 4. Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO61: 1, FAO67: 1, FAO77: 2; total: 4. Remarks: This is an interstitial and intertidal species known from a few Pacific beaches, 0–60 cm deep in sand.