Revision of Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 (Heterotardigrada : Echiniscidae) refutes the polar-temperate distribution of the genus

• Published in: Zootaxa
• Main Authors: Gąsiorek, Piotr, Stec, Daniel, Zawierucha, Krzysztof, Møbjerg Kristensen, Reinhardt, Michalczyk, Łukasz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Tardigrada; Afrotropic; Antarctic; Arctic; glacial refugia; Holarctic; T. laterculus; T. macronyx; T. meridionalis; T. spitsbergensis; ventral plates; Svalbard; Kristensen; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/57283; https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.2.3

The family Echiniscidae comprises limno-terrestrial heterotardigrades with a strongly sclerotised dorsum, typically covered with plates. Among other members of the Echiniscus evolutionary line, the genus Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 stands out with well-developed ventral armature and polygonal sc...