Meplitumen aluna gen. nov., sp. nov. an interesting eutardigrade (Hypsibiidae, Itaquasconinae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia
A new genus of Itaquasconinae, Meplitumen gen. nov., and a new species, Meplitumen aluna sp. nov., are described. The new genus has characters present in other genera of Itaquasconinae but in a unique combination. The spiral thickening of the bucco-pharyngeal tube is also present a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2019-07-01
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| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30705/download/pdf/ |