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Echiniscus pardalis n. sp., a new species of Tardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae, arctomys group) from the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime (NW Italy)

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Degma, Peter, Schill, Ralph Oliver (2015): Echiniscus pardalis n. sp., a new species of Tardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscidae, arctomys group) from the Parco Naturale delle Alpi Marittime (NW Italy). Zoosystema 37 (1): 239-249, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n1a12, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n1a12

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