Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna
The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909–1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred within Tardigrada. This has resulted in the need for a review...
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doaj-de64c2e984f34132a1abb00649a6dad02020-11-24T21:20:00ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702016-09-016167710110.3897/zookeys.616.82228222Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish faunaErica DeMilio0Colin Lawton1Nigel J. Marley2National University of Ireland GalwayNational University of Ireland GalwayUniversity of Plymouth The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909–1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred within Tardigrada. This has resulted in the need for a review of all known historical records from Ireland and Northern Ireland in order to produce an updated checklist of valid taxa. The new checklist includes fifty-one tardigrade species and subspecies including a new addition to the Irish fauna reported herein, Echiniscus quadrispinosus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 from Newtown, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare. http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=8222 |
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Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna |
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Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna |
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Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna |
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Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna |
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Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna |
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tardigrada of ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the irish fauna |
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The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909–1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred within Tardigrada. This has resulted in the need for a review of all known historical records from Ireland and Northern Ireland in order to produce an updated checklist of valid taxa. The new checklist includes fifty-one tardigrade species and subspecies including a new addition to the Irish fauna reported herein, Echiniscus quadrispinosus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 from Newtown, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare.
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