| Title | Rhinoglena kutikovae n. sp. (Rotifera, Monogononta, Epiphanidae) from the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica; a probable relict species that survived Quaternary glaciations on the continent |
| Author | de Smet, W.H.; Gibson, J.A.E. |
| Author Affil | de Smet, W.H., University of Antwerp, Department of Biology, Wilrijk, Belgium. Other: University of Tasmania, Australia |
| Source | Polar Biology, 31(5), p.595-603, . Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. ISSN: 0722- 4060 |
| Publication Date | Apr. 2008 |
| Notes | In English. 27 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 284594. CRREL Acc. No: 62004948 |
| Index Terms | animals; ecology; plankton; Antarctica- -East Antarctica; adaptation; Antarctica; biota; Bunger Hills; East Antarctica; new taxa; physiology; Rhinoglena kutikovae; Rotifera; taxonomy |
| Abstract | A new species of rotifer, Rhinoglena kutikovae n. sp. (Monogononta: Epiphanidae), is described from a freshwater lake in the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica. The new taxon is characterized by the following combination of characters: body conical to vase-shaped; a single toe; distal foot pseudosegment bulged; tail prominent, semi-circular; two small spherical pedal glands with common duct, forming a complex with caudal ganglion; trophi with seven major teeth with offset head and two smaller teeth without offset head. (mod. journ. abst.) |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/s00300-007-0393-9 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 84125 |