TY - JOUR AU - Roszkowska, Milena AU - Ostrowska, Marta AU - Kaczmarek, Łukasz PY - 2015 DA - 2015/01/14 TI - The genus Milnesium Doyère, 1840 (Tardigrada) in South America with descriptions of two new species from Argentina and discussion of the feeding behaviour in the family Milnesiidae JO - Zoological Studies SP - 12 VL - 54 IS - 1 AB - The diversity and distribution of the tardigrades in South America are rather poor and selective, as is information about their feeding behaviour and diet. To date, only ca. 210 tardigrade taxa have been reported from the region of South America. In the present paper, we provide an update of the distribution of the genus Milnesium in South America and discuss some aspects of the feeding behaviour in the family Milnesiidae. SN - 1810-522X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40555-014-0082-7 DO - 10.1186/s40555-014-0082-7 ID - Roszkowska2015 ER -