Tardigrada of Ireland: a review of records and an updated checklist of species including a new addition to the Irish fauna

The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred within Tardigrada. This has resulted in the need for a review of all known histo...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2016-01, Vol.616 (616), p.77-101
Main Authors: DeMilio, Erica, Lawton, Colin, Marley, Nigel J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Identification and classification
New records
Physiological aspects
Review
Species
Tardigrada
Tardigrades
Taxonomic revision
Zoology
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Summary:The phylum Tardigrada was not recorded in Ireland until the Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911, with only rare subsequent reports on Irish tardigrade species. In recent decades, significant taxonomic revision has occurred within Tardigrada. This has resulted in the need for a review of all known historical records from Ireland and Northern Ireland in order to produce an updated checklist of valid taxa. The new checklist includes fifty-one tardigrade species and subspecies including a new addition to the Irish fauna reported herein, Echiniscus quadrispinosus quadrispinosus Richters, 1902 from Newtown, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.616.8222