A new species of Friesea (Collembola: Neanuridae) from the Antarctic Continent

• Published in: Journal of Natural History
• Main Author: Greenslade, Penelope
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: 0603 Evolutionary Biology; 0608 Zoology; Friesea eureka sp. nov; Enderby Land; Morphology; Endemism; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Eureka; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/166491; https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2018.1523483

A new species of Friesea was found in East Antarctica and is described here as Friesea eureka sp. nov. This is the first new collembolan species to be described from the Antarctic continent in 30 years, even though ice-free areas have been intensively surveyed over that time. It brings to five the n...