Phylogenetic analysis of Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada, Parachela): A combined morphological and molecular approach

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-244

  Guidetti, Roberto ^a   Gandolfi, Andrea ^b,c   Rossi, Valeria ^b   Bertolani, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTARDIGRADA; MACROBIOTIDAE;

EID: 18544371829     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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