basis of record
d'Hondt, J.-L.; van der Land, J. (2001). Gastrotricha, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 156-158 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
source of synonymy
Hummon, William [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy d'Hondt is not completely convinced about the synonymy of X. beauchampi and X. intermedia, as stated by a number of sources. If X. beauchampi is an regularly observed species at the east coast of France, then d'Hondt has also collected a single specimen in the north of France (Wimereux)that was more resemblant to X. intermedia than to X. beauchampi (unpublished data, original material destroyed during preparation). Because of this strong resemblance, but clear difference between these two species (based on personnaly collected material), d'Hondt is not really convinced these two species should be put into synonymy. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution cosmopolitan [details]
Habitat mesopsammic, euryhaline [details]
Present