NEW SPECIES OF ECHINISCUS (HETEROTARDIGRADA, ECHINISCOIDEA, ECHINISCIDAE) FROM KOREA

Authors
MOON SY KIM W
Citation
Sy. Moon et W. Kim, NEW SPECIES OF ECHINISCUS (HETEROTARDIGRADA, ECHINISCOIDEA, ECHINISCIDAE) FROM KOREA, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 107(3), 1994, pp. 511-513
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
0006324X
Volume
107
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
511 - 513
Database
ISI
SICI code
0006-324X(1994)107:3<511:NSOE(E>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Echiniscus cheonyoungi, a new tardigrade species is described. The pre sent new species mainly differs from the other species of the genus Ec hiniscus in the following characteristics: lack of spurs at the base o f the internal claws, presence of all lateral cirri and dorsal cirri C (d), D(d), and cuticular plates with double sculpturing consisting of irregular pores and minute closely spaced polygons.