original description
Grimaldi de Zio, S. & Villora-Moreno, S. (1995). Halechiniscus chafarinensis n. sp. (Halechiniscidae) a new marine Tardigrada
from Alboran Sea (SW Mediterranean Sea). <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 36: 285–289. [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record
van der Land, J. (2001). Tardigrada, <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. 236 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Degma, P.; Bertolani, R.; Guidetti, R. (2009-2016). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. (Assessed 10/02/2017) pp. 46., available online at http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf [details] 
Holotype MNCN MCNM, geounit Alboran Sea [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution This is a Mediterranean species reported mostly from the subtidal zone (to ca. 40 m bsl). Although H.
chafarinensis was described from the Alboran Sea (coast of Chafarinas Islands), it was subsequently reported
mainly from the Adriatic Sea in the subtidal zone and marine caves around the Tremiti Islands. It has been
collected from a range of sand and detritus. [details]
Present 