Phylum Tardigrada: A re-evaluation of the Parachela

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2819, 2011, Pages 51-64

  Marley, Nigel J ^a   Mcinnes, Sandra J ^b   Sands, Chester J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eohypsibioidea superfam; Isohypsibiidae fam. nov.; Isohypsibioidea superfam. nov.; Macrobiotoidea superfam. nov.; Morphology, molecular; Nov. hypsibioidea superfam. nov.; Ramazzottidae fam. nov.; Systematics; Tardigrade

Indexed keywords

PARACHELA; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 79954618077     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2819.1.2     Document Type: Article

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