International scientists discovered a new genus at the Aktru station
An international group of scientists made a discovery at Aktru, the TSU high-altitude base. They discovered and described a new genus and species of crustaceans living in the mountain river Aktru. These Siberian members of the Bathynellidae family proved to be genetically different from their relatives from Australia, America, and Europe.
- The high-altitude station Aktru, along with two other research bases of the University, Khanymei and Kaibasovo, is part of the large international project Interact II, - says Olga Shaduiko, director of the TSU Center for International Collaboration. - Teams of Russian and international scientists work at Aktru every year. In 2018, under the international project, a group of scientists from Spain, Romania, and Poland carried out research and sampling at Aktru. The material collected in the Altai Mountains turned out to be unique. Scientists were able to discover a new genus and species of crayfish - Altainella calcarata gen. n. sp. n.
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