Abstract (EN):
A new tardigrade, Diphascon (Diphascon) faialense sp. nov., is described from a moss sample collected on Faial Island, the Azores. This species belongs to the Diphascon pingue group. It differs from all other species of the group mainly by quantitative characteristics of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus and of the claws.
Language:
English
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
Contact:
pfontoura@fc.up.pt; pilato@unict.it
No. of pages:
9