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Macrobiotus crenulatus Richters 1904

Description

Macrobiotus crenulatus Richters, 1904

Material examined: Three specimens (body length 229.3–280.4 µm) collected from a moss sample at Amarante were mounted in Hoyer’s medium. The species, described by Richters in 1904 and considered as subspecies of M. echinogenitus by the same author in 1911, has been considered bona species by Binda (1988).

Distribution: Species widely distributed in Europe and North America.

Notes

Published as part of Fontoura, Paulo, Pilato, Giovanni, Lisi, Oscar & Morais, Paulo, 2009, Tardigrades from Portugal: four new records and description of two new species, pp. 21-38 in Zootaxa 2030 on page 22, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.186243

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References

  • Richters, F. (1904) Arktische Tardigraden. Fauna Arctica, 3, 493 - 508.
  • Binda, M. G. (1988) Ridescrizione di Macrobiotus echinogenitus Richters, 1904 e sul valore di buona specie di Macrobiotus crenulatus Richters, 1904. Animalia, 15, 201 - 210.