Phylogeography and morphological evolution of Pseudechiniscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)

Abstract 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...

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Main Authors: Piotr Gąsiorek, Katarzyna Vončina, Krzysztof Zając, Łukasz Michalczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84910-6