Project information
Project aim
A molecular genetic approach will be used to probe the biodiversity and biogeography of invertebrate animals from eastern Antarctica. The project will use a standardised technique to objectively determine if the species of mites, nematodes, tardigrades, rotifers and crustacea present are widespread, or whether separation into distinct species has occurred as a result of long-term isolation in the widely spaced ice-free areas. The data obtained will provide the cornerstone of a database for the molecular genetic identification of all Antarctic terrestrial invertebrates that will ultimately allow accurate classification of these cryptic animals, as well as identification of new species.
Related publications
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Polar lake microbiomes have distinct evolutionary histories. Science Advances, 2023
(Ref: 17076)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Toward the poles, life on land is increasingly dominated by microorganisms, yet the evolutionary origin of polar microbiomes remains poorly understood. Here, we use metabarcoding of Arctic, sub-Antarctic…
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Micromégas National Geographic France, 2009
(Ref: 13621)
Authors:Category 4: Popular articles
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Zooplankton and zoobenthos in high-latitude water bodies Polar lakes and rivers, 2008
(Ref: 13618)
Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
Zooplankton and benthic invertebrates are important components of polar lakes and often form the highest trophic level in the aquatic food web. Their biodiversity decreases towards high latitudes…
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On the male of the Antarctic nematode species, Plectus murrayiYeates, 1970 Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, 2008
(Ref: 13523)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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Rhinoglena kutikovae n.sp. (Rotifera:Monogononta:Epiphanidae) from Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: a probable relict species that survived Quaternary glaciations on the continent Polar Biology, 2008
(Ref: 13522)
Authors:Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature
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: