Tardigrades from Iztaccíhuatl Volcano (Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt), with the Description of <i>Minibiotus</i> <i>citlalium </i>sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)

Tardigrades from Iztaccíhuatl Volcano (Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt), with the Description of <i>Minibiotus</i> <i>citlalium </i>sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)

The study of tardigrade diversity in Mexico is at early stage of development, to date, 56 extant species have been reported. To identify the tardigrade fauna associated with mosses in the Iztaccíhuatl volcano, we performed a systematic sampling along an altitudinal and multi-habitat gradient. A tota...

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Main Authors: Alba Dueñas-Cedillo, Evelyn Martínez-Méndez, Jazmín García-Román, Francisco Armendáriz-Toledano, Enrico Alejandro Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
multi-habitat gradient
new records
systematic sampling
water bears
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/7/271

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