Redescription of Macrobiotus tridigitus Schuster, 1983 and the erection of a new genus of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 19-20, 2006, Pages 1223-1229

  Kaczmarek, Łukasz ^a   Michalczyk, Łukasz ^b  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macrobiotus tridigitus; Schusterius gen. nov.; Schusterius tridigitus comb. nov.; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; METAZOAN; NEW GENUS; TAXONOMY;

CALCAROBIOTUS; EUTARDIGRADA; MACROBIOTIDAE; MACROBIOTUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 33750308128     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600844443     Document Type: Article

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