Ten tardigrada species were extracted from samples, collected in Thailand. One of them Macrobiotus alekseevi is new for science. It belongs to the richtersi-group of the genus Macrobiotus. The new species differs from all known species of this group mainly by the characters of the egg processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-16
Number of pages16
JournalZootaxa
Issue number999
StatePublished - 27 May 2005
Externally publishedYes

    Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

    Research areas

  • Astatumen, Calcarobiotus filmeri, Diphascon, Doryphoribius, Macrobiotus alekseevi sp. nov., Macrobiotus furciger-group, Minibiotus, Tardigrada, Thailand

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