First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico
A total of 66 specimens representing four tardigrade taxa were found in 14 moss and lichen samples collected from the bark of Jeffrey’s Pine, Pinus jeffreyi Balf., in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, north-western Mexico). Two taxa were identified to the...
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doaj-c09a86c8879d49a29a78d6da8a9abda42021-09-28T14:33:12ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2021-08-011741131113610.15560/17.4.113169142First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, MexicoPatricia G. Núñez0Gisela A. León-Espinosa1Roberto Vázquez2Manet E. Peña-Salinas3Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaraz4Antonio Moreno-Talamantes5Laboratorio de Astrobiología, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoDepartamento de Entomología y Artrópodos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónLaboratorio de Astrobiología, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoLaboratorio de Astrobiología, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónEspecies, Sociedad y Hábitat A.C.A total of 66 specimens representing four tardigrade taxa were found in 14 moss and lichen samples collected from the bark of Jeffrey’s Pine, Pinus jeffreyi Balf., in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, north-western Mexico). Two taxa were identified to the species level (Echiniscus becki Schuster & Grigarick, 1966 and E. blumi Richters, 1903), and two to the genus level (Milnesium sp. and Ramazzottius sp.). These are the first tardigrade records from the state of Baja California, and they increase the known tardigrade diversity of Mexico to 84 species.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/69142/download/pdf/BiodiversitydistributionTardigradaEchiniscus |
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Patricia G. Núñez Gisela A. León-Espinosa Roberto Vázquez Manet E. Peña-Salinas Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaraz Antonio Moreno-Talamantes |
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Patricia G. Núñez Gisela A. León-Espinosa Roberto Vázquez Manet E. Peña-Salinas Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaraz Antonio Moreno-Talamantes First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico Check List Biodiversity distribution Tardigrada Echiniscus |
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Patricia G. Núñez Gisela A. León-Espinosa Roberto Vázquez Manet E. Peña-Salinas Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaraz Antonio Moreno-Talamantes |
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First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico |
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First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico |
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First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico |
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first tardigrade records from san pedro mártir, baja california, mexico |
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A total of 66 specimens representing four tardigrade taxa were found in 14 moss and lichen samples collected from the bark of Jeffrey’s Pine, Pinus jeffreyi Balf., in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, north-western Mexico). Two taxa were identified to the species level (Echiniscus becki Schuster & Grigarick, 1966 and E. blumi Richters, 1903), and two to the genus level (Milnesium sp. and Ramazzottius sp.). These are the first tardigrade records from the state of Baja California, and they increase the known tardigrade diversity of Mexico to 84 species. |
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Biodiversity distribution Tardigrada Echiniscus |
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