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 181. Echiniscoides higginsi Hallas & Kristensen, 1982 Echiniscoides higginsi n. sp. ( Hallas & Kristensen 1982 ) Terra typica : Atlantic Ocean ( USA , North America ) Atlantic Ocean: • 41°37′N , 71°19′W ; 0 m bsl: [FAO21] USA , Rhode Island State, Newport County, Newport, upper barnacle zone and tubular forms of green algae ( Ulya ). Faurby et al. (2012) • 41 ° 33′N , 71° 26′W ; 0 m bsl: [FAO21] Type locality: USA , Rhode Island State, Washington County, low tidal levels in a brackish water bay near Hamilton, under Salicornia sp., sediment. Hallas & Kristensen (1982) Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): Atlantic Ocean: 2; total 2. Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO21: 2; total: 2. Remarks: This species has recently been re-found near the type locality on the coast of Rhode Island .