An overview of the sexual dimorphism in Echiniscus (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscoidea), with the description of Echiniscus masculinus sp. nov. (the virginicus complex) from Borneo

Members of the genus Echiniscus C.A.S. Schultze, 1840 are mostly unisexual, with thelytokously reproducing females. Therefore, every newly described dioecious species in the genus is particularly interesting. Here, we describe Echiniscus masculinus sp. nov. from Gunung Kinabalu, the...

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Main Authors: Piotr Gąsiorek, Katarzyna Vončina, Łukasz Michalczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-03-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/49989/download/pdf/