Tardigrada Register • Mesobiotus ethiopicus Stec & Kristensen, 2017

Mesobiotus ethiopicus Stec & Kristensen, 2017

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Names
Description
Images
Morphometry
Molecular data
Distribution
Sources

1. Former names and synonyms

None.

2. Description

Population	Description	Source	Contributor
Type series	Habitus N/A. Cuticle N/A. Buccal apparatus N/A. Legs and claws N/A. Eggs N/A. Remarks N/A.	Name et al. (20??)	N. Name

3. Images

Population	Habitus	Cuticle	Buccal apparatus	Claws	Eggs	Contributor
Type series	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

4. Morphometry

Population	Data	Source	Contributor
Type series	[15 specimens + 12 eggs]	Stec & Kristensen (2017)	M. Dudziak

5. Molecular data

Population	Sequence	GenBank	Source	Contributor
Type series	18S rRNA 28S rRNA COI	MF678793 MF678792 MF678794	Stec & Kristensen (2017)	M. Dudziak

6. Distribution

Sample	Coordinates	Altitude	Location name	Substrate	Collection date	Source	Contributor
Ethiopia.0 (locus typicus)	13°16'00''N 38°12'00''E	3 750 m asl	Ethiopia, Amhara Regional State, shaded rocks below the peak of Mt. Bwahit, Semien Mts.	moss from rocks	02.2016	Stec & Kristensen (2017)	M. Dudziak

7. Sources

Stec, D. & Kristensen, R. M. (2017) An integrative description of Mesobiotus ethiopicus sp. nov. (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Parachela: Macrobiotidae: harmsworthi group) from the northern Afrotropic region. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41: 800-811.