A checklist of Norwegian Tardigrada

Animals of the phylum Tardigrada are microscopical metazoans that seldom exceed 1 mm in length. They are recorded from terrestrial, limnic and marine habitats and they have a distribution from Arctic to Antarctica. Tardigrades are also named ‘water bears’ referring to their ‘walk’ that resembles a...

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Main Author:	Terje Meier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2017-12-01
Series:	Fauna Norvegica
Subjects:	Tardigrada Norway Svalbard taxonomy distribution
Online Access:	https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/2269

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spelling	doaj-ec8eaea1090a41429264e18aefd32d652020-11-25T02:30:07ZengNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyFauna Norvegica1502-48731891-53962017-12-013710.5324/fn.v37i0.2269A checklist of Norwegian TardigradaTerje Meier Animals of the phylum Tardigrada are microscopical metazoans that seldom exceed 1 mm in length. They are recorded from terrestrial, limnic and marine habitats and they have a distribution from Arctic to Antarctica. Tardigrades are also named ‘water bears’ referring to their ‘walk’ that resembles a bear’s gait. Knowledge of Norwegian tardigrades is fragmented and distributed across numerous sources. Here this information is gathered and validity of some records is discussed. In total 146 different species are recorded from the Norwegian mainland and Svalbard. Among these, 121 species and subspecies are recorded in previous publications and another 25 species are recorded from Norway for the first time. https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/fauna_norvegica/article/view/2269TardigradaNorwaySvalbardtaxonomydistribution
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title	A checklist of Norwegian Tardigrada
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publisher	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
series	Fauna Norvegica
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publishDate	2017-12-01
description	Animals of the phylum Tardigrada are microscopical metazoans that seldom exceed 1 mm in length. They are recorded from terrestrial, limnic and marine habitats and they have a distribution from Arctic to Antarctica. Tardigrades are also named ‘water bears’ referring to their ‘walk’ that resembles a bear’s gait. Knowledge of Norwegian tardigrades is fragmented and distributed across numerous sources. Here this information is gathered and validity of some records is discussed. In total 146 different species are recorded from the Norwegian mainland and Svalbard. Among these, 121 species and subspecies are recorded in previous publications and another 25 species are recorded from Norway for the first time.
topic	Tardigrada Norway Svalbard taxonomy distribution
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A checklist of Norwegian Tardigrada

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