Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus
Abstract Three new species of Mesobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) are described from Skåne County in the southernmost region of Sweden. All three species are distinguished morphologically and through differences in DNA sequences as supported by PTP and mPTP analyses. With the additi...
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| author | Sarah Atherton Jens Hulterström Roberto Guidetti K. Ingemar Jönsson |
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| description | Abstract Three new species of Mesobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) are described from Skåne County in the southernmost region of Sweden. All three species are distinguished morphologically and through differences in DNA sequences as supported by PTP and mPTP analyses. With the addition of Mesobiotus bockebodicus sp. nov., M. skanensis sp. nov., and M. zelmae sp. nov., the number of nominal species of Macrobiotidae in Sweden has increased to 26, 73% of which have been documented from Skåne. Finally, new morphological details and DNA sequences are presented for Mesobiotus emiliae, a new record is presented of M. mandalori from Sweden, and the phylogenetic relationships within the genus is reconstructed using previously published and new 18S and COI gene sequences. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d41b167f32014826a18c0d829695a0d22025-02-09T12:29:36ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-02-0115112710.1038/s41598-025-88063-8Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genusSarah Atherton0Jens Hulterström1Roberto Guidetti2K. Ingemar Jönsson3Department of ZoologyDepartment of ZoologyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaDepartment of Environmental Science, Kristianstad UniversityAbstract Three new species of Mesobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) are described from Skåne County in the southernmost region of Sweden. All three species are distinguished morphologically and through differences in DNA sequences as supported by PTP and mPTP analyses. With the addition of Mesobiotus bockebodicus sp. nov., M. skanensis sp. nov., and M. zelmae sp. nov., the number of nominal species of Macrobiotidae in Sweden has increased to 26, 73% of which have been documented from Skåne. Finally, new morphological details and DNA sequences are presented for Mesobiotus emiliae, a new record is presented of M. mandalori from Sweden, and the phylogenetic relationships within the genus is reconstructed using previously published and new 18S and COI gene sequences.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88063-8DiversityTaxonomyPhylogenyTardigradesMacrobiotidaeNew species |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Atherton Jens Hulterström Roberto Guidetti K. Ingemar Jönsson Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus Scientific Reports Diversity Taxonomy Phylogeny Tardigrades Macrobiotidae New species |
| title | Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus |
| title_full | Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus |
| title_fullStr | Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus |
| title_short | Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus |
| title_sort | three new species of mesobiotus eutardigrada macrobiotidae from sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus |
| topic | Diversity Taxonomy Phylogeny Tardigrades Macrobiotidae New species |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88063-8 |
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