Dear All,

In 1976 Morgan and King published "British Tardigrada" as part of 
the Synopses of British Fauna series. It has been out of print for 
nearly 10 years and needed a major update.  With permission of 
the original authors I took up this challenge.

The original volume had 70+ species reported in it, the new edition 
will have more than double this.  Lots of new marine records have 
been published since 1976 and our understanding of 
terrestrial/freshwater fauna taxonomy is much greater now.

The introductory section, and keys and descriptions to the families 
and genera are complete. I am now working through the species, genus 
by genus. I have tried to be as comprehensive as possible with a 
literature search but I am sure to have missed some articles.  

Please could I ask list users to contact me if they find any 
articles referring to tardigrada species from the following areas so 
that they can be included:

Scotland; Wales; England; Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland; 
Isle of Man; Channel Islands; North Sea; Irish Sea & English 
Channel.

Many thanks,

Nigel Marley

Mr Nigel Marley
Senior Administrator (Computing) - Biol Sci/Faculty,
Department of Biological Sciences,
University of Plymouth,
Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon,
United Kingdom.

Tel: (0)1752 232900
Fax: (0)1752 232970
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