Mopsechiniscus franciscae, a new species of a rare genus of Tardigrada from continental Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1221-1233

  Guidetti, Roberto ^a   Rebecchi, Lorena ^a   Cesari, Michele ^a   McInnes, Sandra J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echiniscidae; Echiniscoidea; Gondwanan; Heterotardigrada; Phylogeny; Victoria Land

Indexed keywords

ECHINISCIDAE; ECHINISCOIDEA; ECHINISCOIDES; ECHINISCOIDIDAE; HETEROTARDIGRADA; MOPSECHINISCUS; OREELLIDAE; TARDIGRADA;

EID: 84905256589     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-014-1514-x     Document Type: Article

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