Milnesium berladnicorum sp. n. (Eutardigrada, Apochela, Milnesiidae), a new species of water bear from Romania

Abstract. In a lichen sample collected from a tree in Bârlad town (Vaslui County, Romania), a new tardigrade species belonging to the genus Milnesium (granulatum group) was found. Milnesium berladnicorum sp. n. is most similar (in the type of dorsal sculpture) to Milnesium beasleyi Kaczmarek et al.,...

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Autores principales: Ciobanu, Daniel Adrian, Zawierucha, Krzysztof, Moglan, Ioan, Kaczmarek, Łukasz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4137295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25147467
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.429.7755
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Sumario:Abstract. In a lichen sample collected from a tree in Bârlad town (Vaslui County, Romania), a new tardigrade species belonging to the genus Milnesium (granulatum group) was found. Milnesium berladnicorum sp. n. is most similar (in the type of dorsal sculpture) to Milnesium beasleyi Kaczmarek et al., 2012 but differs from it mainly by having a different claw configuration and some morphometric characters. Additionally, the new species differs from other congeners of the granulatum group by the different type of dorsal sculpture, claw configuration and some morphometric characters.

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