Milnesium berladnicorum sp. n. (Eutardigrada, Apochela, Milnesiidae), a new species of water bear from Romania

• Published in: ZooKeys
• Main Authors: Daniel Ciobanu, Krzysztof Zawierucha, Ioan Moglan, Łukasz Kaczmarek
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pensoft Publishers 2014
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Bya; Tardigrade; water bear
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.429.7755; https://doaj.org/article/b90d0d230fa04278b90b302942743e6f

In a lichen sample collected from a tree in Bârlad town (Vaslui County, Romania), a new tardigrade species belonging to the genus Milnesium (granulatum group) was found. Milnesium berladnicorum sp. n. is most similar (in the type of dorsal sculpture) to Milnesium beasleyi Kaczmarek et al., 2012 but...