Tardigrades found in Sweden

The occurrence and distribution of tardigrades in Sweden is poorly known. The following list is based on a synopsis of McInnes (1984), studies of I. Jönsson & Guidetti (2002) and unpublished inventories of B. Sohlenius. The list includes 95 species of which 4 are marine, the others are limno-terrestrial. Worldwide about 800 species of tardigrades have been described.

Batillipedidae
          Batillipes mirus                                   Richters, 1909
 
Echiniscidae
         Bryodelphax parvulus                           Thulin, 1928
         Echiniscoides sigismundi                     Schulze, 1865
         Echiniscus arctomys                            Ehrenberg, 1853
         Echiniscus blumi                                 Richters, 1903
         Echiniscus filamentosus                      Plate, 1888
         Echiniscus granulatus                          Doyère, 1840
         Echiniscus intermedius                        Murray, 1910
         Echiniscus lapponicus                         Thulin, 1911
         Echiniscus merokensis                        Richters, 1904
         Echiniscus merokensis ssp suecica     Thulin, 1911
         Echiniscus muscicola                          Plate, 1888
         Echiniscus oihonnae                            Richters, 1903
         Echiniscus quadrispinosus                   Richters, 1902
         Echiniscus spiniger                             Richters, 1904
         Echiniscus testudo                              Doyère, 1840
         Echiniscus trisetosus                           Cuénot, 1932
         Echiniscus wendti                                Richters, 1903
         Pseudeschiniscus suillus                     Ehrenberg, 1953

Macrobiotidae
         Dactylobiotus ambiguus                       Murray, 1907
         Dactylobiotus ampullaceus                   Thulin, 1911
         Dactylobiotus dispar                             Murray, 1907
         Dactylobiotus macronyx                        Dujardin, 1851
         Macrobiotus aerolatus                          Murray, 1907
         Macrobiotus ampullaceus                     Thulin, 1911
         Macrobiotus brevipes                           Mihelcic, 1971
         Macrobiotus echinogenitus                   Richters, 1903
         Macrobiotus harmsworthi                      Murray, 1907
         Macrobiotus hibernicus                        Murray, 1911
         Macrobiotus hufelandi                          Schultze, 1833
         Macrobiotus islandicus                         Richters, 1904
         Macrobiotus longipes                           Mihelcic, 1971
         Macrobiotus luteus                              Thulin, 1928
         Macrobiotus montanus                        Murray, 1910
         Macrobiotus occidantalus                    Murray, 1910
         Macrobiotus orcadensis                       Murray, 1907
         Macrobiotus richtersi                           Murray, 1911
         Macrobiotus spectabilis                       Thulin, 1928
         Minibiotus intermedius                         Plate, 1888
         Murrayon dianeae                                Kristensen, 1982
         Richtersius coronifer                            Richters, 1903)

Calohypsibiidae
         Calohypsibius ornatus                          Richters, 1900
         Calohypsibius verrucosus                     Richters, 1900

Hypsibiidae
        Astatumen sp.                                       Pilato 1997
        Diphascon alpinum                               Murray, 1906
        Diphascon arduifrons                            Thulin, 1928
        Diphascon belgicae                              Richters, 1911
        Diphascon chilenense                           Plate, 1888
        Diphascon conjugens                           Thulin, 1911
        Diphascon oculatum                             Murray, 1906
        Diphascon pingue                                 Marcus, 1936
        Diphascon (Platicrista) angustatus         Murray, 1905
        Diphascon prorsirostre                          Thulin, 1928
        Diphascon ramazzotti                           Robotti, 1970
        Diphascon recamieri                             Richters, 1911
        Diphascon rugosum                              Bartos, 1935
        Diphascon scoticum                             Murray, 1905
        Diphascon scoticum ommatophorum     Thulin, 1911
        Diphascon tenue                                  Thulin, 1928
        Doryphoribius citrinus                           Maucci, 1972
        Hebesuncus conjungens                      Thulin, 1911
        Hypsibius antarcticus                           Murray, 1907
        Hypsibius convergens                          Urbanowicz, 1925
        Hypsibius dujardini                               Doyère, 1840
        Hypsibius microps                                Thulin, 1928
        Hypsibius oberhaeuseri                         Doyère, 1840
        Hypsibius pallidus                                 Thulin, 1911
        Hypsibius tetradactylus                         Thulin, 1911
        Isohypsibius annulatus                          Murray, 1905
        Isohypsibius appelloefi                          Richters, 1908
        Isohypsibius bakonyiensis                     Iharos, 1964
        Isohypsibius basalovoi                        Durante and Maucci,1972
        Isohypsibius elegans                            Binda and Pilato, 1971
        Isohypsibius fuscus                              Mihelcic, 1971
        Isohypsibius glaber                     Durante Pasa and Maucci,1979
        Isohypsibius granulifer                          Thulin, 1928
        Isohypsibius helenae                            Iharos, 1964
        Isohypsibius  lunulatus                         Iharos, 1966
        Isohypsibius neoundulatus        Durante Pasa and Maucci, 1975
        Isohypsibius prostomus                        Thulin, 1928
        Isohypsibius pulcher                             Mihelcic, 1971
        Isohypsibius sattleri                              Richters, 1902
        Isohypsibius septentrionalis                  Thulin, 1928
        Isohypsibius tetradactyloides                 Richters, 1908
        Isohypsibius tuberculatus                      Plate, 1888
        Itaquascon enckelli                               Mihelcic, 1971
        Isohypsibius undulates                          Thulin, 1928
        Itaquascon pawlowskii                           Weglarska, 1973
        Itaquascon placophorum                       Maucci, 1972
        Mesocrista spitzbergense                      Richters, 1903
        Pseodobiotus augusti                            Murray, 1907
        Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri                    Doyère, 1840
 
Milnesiidae     
       Milnesium tardigradum                            Doyère, 1840