Integrative taxonomy identifies two new tardigrade species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Greenland

• Published in: European Journal of Taxonomy
• Main Authors: Daniel Stec, Denis T. Tumanov, Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; egg ornamentation; Macrobiotus hufelandi complex; Tardigrada; Tenuibiotus voronkovi; Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Edgeøya; Greenland; Nordaustlandet; Norway; Svalbard; Tardigrade
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.614; https://doaj.org/article/f57f7099a2e541168eb3ee41bdf3c356

In this paper we describe Macrobiotus engbergi sp. nov. and Tenuibiotus zandrae sp. nov. from Greenland. Our study has involved both classical taxonomic methods, which include morphological and morphometric analyses conducted with the use of light and scanning electron microscopy, and genetic analys...