ILPLA   05424
INSTITUTO DE LIMNOLOGIA "DR. RAUL A. RINGUELET"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Tardigrades from Northeastern Patagonia. (Neuquén Province, Argentina), with description of three species
Autor/es:
ROSSI, G.; CLAPS, C.; ARDOHAIN, D. M.
Revista:
Zootaxa
Editorial:
Magnolia Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Auckland; Año: 2008
ISSN:
1175-5326
Resumen:
Thirteen moss and lichen samples collected in some localities of Neuquen province, Argentina contained tardigrades and their eggs. Twenty species were found and three of them are identified as new to science: Macrobiotus neuquensis sp. nov.; Macrobiotus tehuelchensis sp. nov., Minibiotus claxtonae sp. nov. Photomicrographs and drawings are provided to illustrate the morphological characters of the new species. The new two species of Macrobiotus differ from other species mainly by quantitative characteristics of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus and eggs whereas the new species of Minibiotus is differentiated from other species by egg characteristics. Macrobiotus neuquensis sp. nov.; Macrobiotus tehuelchensis sp. nov., Minibiotus claxtonae sp. nov. Photomicrographs and drawings are provided to illustrate the morphological characters of the new species. The new two species of Macrobiotus differ from other species mainly by quantitative characteristics of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus and eggs whereas the new species of Minibiotus is differentiated from other species by egg characteristics.