DNA barcoding in Tardigrada: The first case study on Macrobiotus macrocalix Bertolani & Rebecchi 1993 (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae)

Molecular Ecology Resources

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 699-706

  Cesari, Michele ^a   Bertolani, Roberto ^a   Rebecchi, Lorena ^a   Guidetti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Barcoding; Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1; Macrobiotus; Tardigrada

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUTARDIGRADA; MACROBIOTIDAE; MACROBIOTUS; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 65249160228     PISSN: 1755098X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02538.x     Document Type: Article

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