Description of the new species Calcarobiotus (C.) longinoi sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) from Costa Rica with the diagnostic key to the genus Calcarobiotus

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-253

  Kaczmarek, Łukasz ^a   Michalczyk, Łukasz ^b   Guidetti, Roberto ^c  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcarobiotus longinoi sp. nov.; Distribution; New species; SEM observations; Tardigrada; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; INVERTEBRATE; NEW SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAXONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

BRYOPHYTA; CALCAROBIOTUS; EUTARDIGRADA; MACROBIOTIDAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 33747001926     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000600831642     Document Type: Article

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