On the occurrence and density of some tardigrade taxa in the city area of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Journal Title: ZooNotes - Year 2018, Vol 135, Issue
Abstract
There is insufficient data on tardigrades’ distribution, diversity and density. Moss and lichen samples were collected from four different substrates – ground, walls, rocks and trees. Specimens from genus Echiniscus Schultze, 1840, genus Hypsibius Ehrenberg, 1848, genus Milnesium Doyère, 1840, genus Paramacrobitous Guidetti, Schill, Bertolani, Dandekar & Wolf, 2009, genus Ramazzottius Binda & Pilato, 1986 and family Macrobiotidae Thulin, 1928 were found.
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MARIA YANKOVA
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