Tardigrades from Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, with particular reference to freshwater species
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 29 (6) , 1419-1445
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939500770601
Abstract
Seventeen species of Tardigrada from lakes and catchments on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands, are described. Two species, Echiniscus punctus and Isohypsibius laevis are new to science, and two, Oreella minor and Pseudechiniscus suillus, are new to the Signy Is. records.Keywords
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