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Phylogeography and morphological evolution of Pseudechiniscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae).
Scientific reports - 7 Apr 2021
Gąsiorek Piotr, Vončina Katarzyna, Zając Krzysztof, Michalczyk Łukasz
Abstract excerpt
Tardigrades constitute a micrometazoan phylum usually considered as taxonomically challenging and therefore difficult for biogeographic analyses. The genus Pseudechiniscus, the second most speciose member of the family Echiniscidae, is commonly regarded as a particularly difficult taxon for studying due to its rarity and homogenous sculpturing of the dorsal plates. Recently, wide geographic ranges for some...
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