Summary

A new species of tardigrade, Hypsibius heardensis sp. nov. is described from samples collected during the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) 1986-87 expedition to Heard Island, in the southern Indian Ocean.

Authors:Miller W.R. McInnis S.J. Bergstrom D.M. Published in: 2005 Category 1: Peer-reviewed literature Program area: Biology
Miller W.R., McInnis S.J., Bergstrom D.M. (2005) Tardigrades of the Australian Antarctic Hypsibius heardensis (Eutardigrada; Hypsibiidae) a new species from sub-Antarctic Heard Island, Zootaxa 1022. 57-64;

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