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Four species of nematodes, sixteen species of rotifers and seven species of tardigrades were found in samples from nunataks in Vestfjella and Heimefrontfjella in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. The distribution of the fauna was very aggregated and some samples contained no animals. The degree of similarity in species composition between various nunataks was low. The highest abundances and number of species were found on the largest and highest nunataks in the most southern position.
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Sohlenius, B., Boström, S. & Hirschfelder, A. Nematodes, rotifers and tardigrades from nunataks in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica. Polar Biol 15, 51–56 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00236124
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