Rhinoglena kutikovae n.sp. (Rotifera: Monogononta: Epiphanidae) from the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: A probable relict species that survived Quaternary glaciations on the continent

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 595-603

  De Smet, Willem H ^a   Gibson, John A E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Rhinoglena kutikovae n.sp.; Rotifera; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLACIATION; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; QUATERNARY; REFUGIUM; RELICT SPECIES; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANTARCTICA; BUNGER HILLS; EAST ANTARCTICA;

MONOGONONTA; RHINOGLENA; RHINOGLENA FRONTALIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 43749122845     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0393-9     Document Type: Article

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