Five new species of the genus Milnesium (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada, Milnesiidae)

An illustrated description of five new tardigrade species belonging to genus Milnesium is given. The new species differ from all known species of this genus mainly by the proportions of the claws and bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A new key to the determination of recent species of the genus Milnesium...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zootaxa
Main Author: TUMANOV, DENIS V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2006
Subjects:
Tardigrada
Milnesium antarcticum sp. nov.
Milnesium almatyense sp. nov.
Milnesium asiaticum sp. nov.
Milnesium reductum sp. nov.
Milnesium longiungue sp. nov.
Antarctica
Himalaya
Tien-Shan
Antarc*
Tardigrade
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1122.1.1
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1122.1.1
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Summary:An illustrated description of five new tardigrade species belonging to genus Milnesium is given. The new species differ from all known species of this genus mainly by the proportions of the claws and bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A new key to the determination of recent species of the genus Milnesium is presented.

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