Contribution to the Rotifers and aquatic Tardigrada of Edgeøya (Svalbard)

Abstract

A preliminary account of the monogonont Rotifers and aquatic Tardigrada of Edgeøya is presented. Twenty-two taxa of Rotifera and nine taxa of Tardigrada are reported. All records are new for Edgeøya; six rotifer taxa and two tardigrada taxa are new for Svalbard.

Keywords

• Rotifera
• Eurotatoria
• Tardigrada
• Eutardigrada
• biodiversity
• distribution