CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



P>ology 2 



Colloctinf^ methods 2 



Key to the species of marine Tardigrada of the world 3 



Annotated systematic list of marine Tardigrada of the world 21 



List of marine Tardigrada reported from the northeastern United States 22 



Selected bibliography 22 



Index to scientific names 24 



Acknowledgments 25 



Coordinator's comment 25 



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