Open AccessTardigrada from southern Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China
Author(s) -
BEASLEY CLARK W.,
CLEVELAND ARTHUR
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
zoological journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.148
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1096-3642
pISSN - 0024-4082
DOI - 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1996.tb02346.x
Subject(s) - tardigrada , china , biology , habitat , nature reserve , ecology , southern china , people's republic , zoology , geography , archaeology
Habitat samples were collected near Menglun (21°55'N, 101°14'E) in the tropical Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve. Species recovered include Echiniscus scabrospinosus, E. limai, Isohypsibius vretnamensis, Itaquascon ramazzottii, Macrobiotus harmsworthi, M. occidentalis, M. richtersi , and Milnesium tardigradum. This is the first record for E. scabrospinosus, E. limai , and I. vietnamensis since their original descriptions. These species plus M. richtersi and I. ramazzottii are new records for China. This is the first report of Tardigrada from Yunnan Province.