학술논문
First tardigrade records from San Pedro Mártir, Baja California, Mexico.
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Article
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*TARDIGRADA
*BIODIVERSITY
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1809-127X
Abstract
A total of 66 specimens representing four tardigrade taxa were found in 14 moss and lichen samples collected from the bark of Jeffrey’s Pine, Pinus jeffreyi Balf., in the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir (Baja California, north-western Mexico). Two taxa were identified to the species level (Echiniscus becki Schuster & Grigarick, 1966 and E. blumi Richters, 1903), and two to the genus level (Milnesium sp. and Ramazzottius sp.). These are the first tardigrade records from the state of Baja California, and they increase the known tardigrade diversity of Mexico to 84 species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]