A Comparison of Morphological Characters Within the Genus Rhomboarctus (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) with the Description of Two New Species

Two new species of marine arthrotardigrades: Rhomboarctus aslaki sp. n. and Rhomboarctus duplicicaudatus sp. n. (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae) belonging to the genus Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984 are described from the North Atlantic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, respectively. New features for t...

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Published in:Zoologischer Anzeiger 2003, Vol.242 (1), p.83-96
Main Authors: Hansen, Jesper Guldberg, D'Addabbo, Maria Gallo, de Zio Grimaldi, Susanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthrotardigrada
Faroe Bank
Mediterranean Sea morphology
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Summary:Two new species of marine arthrotardigrades: Rhomboarctus aslaki sp. n. and Rhomboarctus duplicicaudatus sp. n. (Tardigrada: Halechiniscidae) belonging to the genus Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984 are described from the North Atlantic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, respectively. New features for the formerly monotypic genus are presented and a complete description of the buccal apparatus is given for the first time.
ISSN:0044-5231
1873-2674
DOI:10.1078/0044-5231-00089