DNA barcoding and integrative taxonomy of Macrobiotus hufelandi C.A.S. Schultze 1834, the first tardigrade species to be described, and some related species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2997, 2011, Pages 19-36

  Bertolani, Roberto ^a   Rebecchi, Lorena ^a   Giovannini, Ilaria ^a   Cesari, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cox1; DNA; Macrobiotus sandrae; Macrobiotus vladimiri; Tardigrades

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MACROBIOTUS; MACROBIOTUS HUFELANDI; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84860389586     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2997.1.2     Document Type: Article

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