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Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa

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  • 1. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, 199034, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, Saint Petersburg, Russia. & Marine Research Laboratory, Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034, Universitetskaja nab. 1, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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Tumanov, Denis V. (2020): Integrative description of Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotoidea) and first record of Lobohalacarus (Chelicerata, Trombidiformes) from the Republic of South Africa. European Journal of Taxonomy 726 (726): 102-131, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.726.1179, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.726.1179

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