Rhinoglena kutikovae sp. nov. (Rotifera:Monogononta: Epiphandidae) from the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: a probable relict species that survived Quarternary glaciations on the continent

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: De Smet, WH, Gibson, JAE
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2008
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Evolutionary Biology; Animal Systematics and Taxonomy; Antarctic; The Antarctic; East Antarctica; Bunger Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology; Rotifer
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-007-0393-9; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/50638

A new species of rotifer, Rhinoglena kutikovae n.sp. (Monogononta: Epiphanidae), is described from a freshwater lake in the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica. The new taxon is characterized by the following combination of characters: body conical to vase-shaped; a single toe; distal foot pseudosegment b...