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 23. Batillipes philippinensis Chang & Rho, 1997b Batillipes philippinensis n. sp. ( Chang & Rho 1997b ) Terra typica : Sulu Sea ( Republic of the Philippines , Asia) East China Sea: • 33°15′N , 126°34′E ; 18 m bsl: [FAO61] South Korea , Jeju Province, Cheju [Jejudo] Island , Seogwipo, Supsom Islet, intertidal or shallow subtidal zone, coralline sand. Rho et al. (1999) South China Sea: • 10°12′N , 118°54′E ; 1–4 m bsl: [FAO71] Republic of the Philippines , Palawan Island , Puerto Princesa, Sabang, coral sand. Chang & Rho (1997b) Sulu Sea: • 09°54′N , 118°49′E ; 1–4 m bsl: [FAO71] Type Locality: Republic of the Philippines , Palawan Island , Snake Island , Honda Bay, coral sand. Chang & Rho (1997b) Record numbers (Sea/Ocean classification): East China Sea: 1, South China Sea: 1, Sulu Sea: 1; total: 3. Record numbers (FAO classification): FAO61: 1, FAO71: 2; total: 3. Remarks: This species is known only from a few subtidal localities in Asia, collected only in coral sand.