title: Tardigrades from Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, South America) with descriptions of two new Macrobiotidae species.
abstract: In 31 samples of mosses and lichens collected in the Argentinean province of Río Negro, 657 tardigrades, 53 exuviae and 219 free-laid eggs were found. In total, 20 species were identified: Diphascon chilenense, Dip. mitrense, Echiniscus bigranulatus, Ech. corrugicaudatus, Ech. merokensis merokensis, Ech. testudo, Hebesuncus mollispinus, Hypsibius convergens, Macrobiotus cf. anderssoni, Mac. andinus, Mac. kazmierskii, Mac. patagonicus, Mesobiotus szeptyckii, Mes. pseudoblocki sp. nov., Milnesium argentinum, Mil. beatae, Mil. brachyungue, Mil. granulatum, Mopsechiniscus granulosus, Minibiotus pseudostellarus sp. nov. Of the two new species, Mesobiotus pseudoblocki sp. nov. is most similar to Mes. blocki, but it differs mainly by the lack of dentate lunules, smaller eggs and presence of reticular design on egg processes. Minibiotus pseudostellarus sp. nov. is most similar to Min. constellatus, Min. eichhorni, Min. sidereus or Min. vinciguerrae, but it differs from them by the presence of 'pseudo-star'-shaped pores in the dorsal cuticle instead of fully developed 'stars' and by other morphometric characters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland Laboratorio de Ecología Natural y Aplicada de Invertebrados, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Ecuador; Email: mil.roszkowska@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roszkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Kraków, Poland; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stec
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, no. 20A, Carol 1st Bd., 700505 Iași, Romania; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Daniel Adrian
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ciobanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland Laboratorio de Ecología Natural y Aplicada de Invertebrados, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Ecuador; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D049628:Body Size; D044002:Bryophyta / Q000469:parasitology; D017753:Ecosystem; D009929:Organ Size; D000068316:Parks, Recreational; D058467:Tardigrada / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development