| Author | Morgan, C.I. & King, P.E. |
| Year | 1976 |
| Title | British Tardigrades |
| ISBN | 0 12 506950 2 |
| Series | Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) |
| Type | Book/Report |
| How Complete | Covers all UK species known at the time |
| Source | Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) , 9, 133pp, The Linnean Society of London |
| Illustrations | line drawings |
| Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Monograph with key, descriptions, line drawings and dot distribution maps. |
| Examine | Compound Microscope |
| Specimen Preparation | Live, narcotised or mounted in Gum Chloral |
| Identification difficulty | medium: the specimen needs to be extended and the limbs correctly aligned |
| Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For identification | Current | TARDIGRADA | waterbears | Animalia |
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