Echiniscus corrugicaudatus (Heterotardigrada; Echiniscidae) a new species from Ellsworth Land, Antarctica

McInnes, Sandra J.. 2010 Echiniscus corrugicaudatus (Heterotardigrada; Echiniscidae) a new species from Ellsworth Land, Antarctica. Polar Biology, 33 (1). 59-70. 10.1007/s00300-009-0684-4

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Abstract/Summary

Echiniscus corrugicaudatus sp. nov., (Heterotardigrada; Echiniscidae) was found in the limited vegetation from the inland nunataks of Ellsworth Land, West Antarctica. The tardigrade fauna of this a rarely explored region shows limited overlap with the fauna from the maritime or coastal continental Antarctic. This species is placed within the Echiniscus "arctomys-group" based on the characteristic of, "a lack of body appendages other than cirrus A". It has less well-defined edges to the dorsal plates than other species within the group and distinct ridges on the caudal plate. Males were found in the population indicating gonochoristic reproduction, and a large number of juveniles suggesting an over-wintering strategy of eggs or a biennial population over-wintering as adults/sub-adults and eggs.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number/DOI:	10.1007/s00300-009-0684-4
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Global Science in the Antarctic Context (2005-2009) > Biodiversity, Functions, Limits and Adaptation from Molecules to Ecosystems
ISSN:	0722-4060
NORA Subject Terms:	Zoology Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	20 Aug 2010 11:11
URI:	http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/10587

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