New Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) from Amber Mountain (Northern Madagascar)

A moss sample from the local biodiversity hotspot in lowland rainforest in the vicinity of Amber Mountain, Madagascar, yielded the discovery of two Echiniscus C.A.S. Schultze, 1840 species, of which one is new to science. Echiniscus succineus sp. nov. is related to other members of...

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Main Authors: Piotr Gąsiorek, Katarzyna Vončina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-05-01
Series:Evolutionary Systematics
Online Access:https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/33580/download/pdf/