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Batillipes pennaki Marcus, 1946 (Arthrotardigrada: Batillipedidae): deciphering a species complex.
Zootaxa - 31 Jul 2019
Santos Erika, Veiga Puri, Rubal Marcos, Bartels Paul J, DA Rocha Clélia M C, Fontoura Paulo
Abstract excerpt
Batillipes pennaki has been considered a common and a cosmopolitan marine tardigrade species. However, the original diagnosis of this species is very incomplete, and consequently there is a high probability of incorrect records. Therefore, a comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative morphological characters among eight different populations from the Atlantic basin was done in this study to investigate...
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