Echiniscus ehrenbergi sp. n., a new water bear from the Himalayas (Tardigrada)

Echiniscus ehrenbergi sp. n., a new water bear from the Himalayas (Tardigrada)

Echiniscus ehrenbergi sp. n., a new tardigrade from the Himalayas (Nepal, the Mt. Everest Region) is described and illustrated. The new species resembles E. testudo (Doyere, 1840) but differs from the latter mainly by its brown-blackish body, regular dorsal sculpture, the presence of a distinct spur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Entomologische Mitteilungen. Hamburg 1995-01, Vol.11 (152), p.221-230
Hauptverfasser: Dastych, H, Kristensen, R M
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Sprache:eng
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Freshwater
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Zusammenfassung:Echiniscus ehrenbergi sp. n., a new tardigrade from the Himalayas (Nepal, the Mt. Everest Region) is described and illustrated. The new species resembles E. testudo (Doyere, 1840) but differs from the latter mainly by its brown-blackish body, regular dorsal sculpture, the presence of a distinct spur on the internal claws and the presence of males.
ISSN:0044-5223