Meplitumen aluna gen. nov., sp. nov. an interesting eutardigrade (Hypsibiidae, Itaquasconinae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

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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Main Authors: Oscar Lisi, Anisbeth Daza, Rosana Londoño, Sigmer Quiroga, Giovanni Pilato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/30705/download/pdf/

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