New Species of Tardigrade from Kansas: Milnesium burgessi
May 30, 2018
Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. is a new species of tardigrade described from the canopy of eastern Kansas, USA. Named Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. to honor
Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. is a new species of tardigrade described from the canopy of eastern Kansas, USA. Named Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. to honor
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