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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: GĄSIOREK, PIOTR, STEC, DANIEL, ZAWIERUCHA, KRZYSZTOF, KRISTENSEN, REINHARDT MøBJERG, MICHALCZYK, ŁUKASZ
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2018
Subjects:
Tardigrada
Afrotropic
Antarctic
Arctic
glacial refugia
Holarctic
T. laterculus
T. macronyx
T. meridionalis
T. spitsbergensis
ventral plates
Svalbard
Kristensen
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4472.2.3
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4472.2.3

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