Tardigrada of the Arctic tundra with descriptions of two new species

Abstract

Findings are reported from samples collected in tundra in Greenland, Iceland and the Svalbard Islands. In total 58, tardigrade species are reported, only 12 of which are common to all three areas. Forty-three species are reported from Greenland (11 new to the country and two new to science); 33 species are reported from Iceland (14 new to the country); 21 species are reported from the Svalbard Islands (4 new to the archipelago). A description of Hypsibius pachyunguis sp. nov and Fujiscon triodon sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Hypsibiidae) is given. © 1996 The Linnean Society of London.