Halobates micans
Halobates micans is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae.[1][2][3][4] It is one of five Halobates species that live on the surface of the open ocean, only occurring near the coast when storms blow them ashore. Unlike the others that are restricted to the Indian and/or Pacific Oceans, H. micans is circumglobal, occurring offshore in warmer seas around the world. It is the only Halobates species found in the Atlantic Ocean (including the Caribbean) where it ranges from about 40° north to 40° south.[5][6]
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| Halobates micans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Halobates |
| Species: | H. micans |
| Binomial name | |
| Halobates micans Eschscholtz, 1822 | |
References
- "Halobates micans Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- "Halobates micans species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- "Halobates micans". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- "Halobates micans Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
- Cheng, L. (1985). "Biology of Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae)". Annual Review of Entomology. 30 (5): 111–135. doi:10.1146/annurev.en.30.010185.000551.
- Cheng, L. (1975). Insecta Hemiptera: Heteroptera, Gerridae, Genus Halobates. Fich. Ident. Zooplancton 147 (PDF).
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