New records and within-species variability of Iberian tardigrades (Tardigrada), with comments on the species from the Echiniscus blumi-canadensis series
Author
Guil, Noemí
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Zootaxa
2008
1757
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30
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.181845
29cad3d2-5685-4e65-9690-3604790334f6
1175-5326
181845
Macrobiotus ciprinoi
Guil, Guidetti & Machordóm 2007
I have found
20 specimens
and four eggs from MR and LF samples. Animal’s and egg’s descriptions corresponded to the original one (
Guil, Guidetti and Machordóm 2007
). Eight specimens showed ocular spots, while in
12 specimens
it was not possible to determine their presence or absence. Mean body size was 426 μm (SD 129), range 208 to 554 μm. This species was collected at one sampling site (Table 3), the
type
locality, but in both season’s expeditions.