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Holotype (slide No. 5755) and 5 paratypes (slides Nos. 5754, 5756, 5757 and 5782) from a lichen sample on a tree collected by Dr. Rosario Catanzaro (
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Colourless; cuticle smooth; eye spots absent in living specimens; bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of 
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; buccal tube narrow; its length is 36.5–39 % of the total length of the bucco-pharyngeal tube; stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at 63–66 % of the buccal tube length; pharyngeal tube longer than the pharyngeal bulb; pharyngeal bulb with small apophyses and three rod-shaped macroplacoids; microplacoid and septulum absent. The macroplacoid row length is 
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. 50% of the pharyngeal bulb length. Claws of the 
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; the main branches with accessory points; lunules and other cuticular thickenings on the legs absent (small dots excluded).
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Description of the 
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Body length 302 µm; colourless; eye spots absent in living specimens; cuticle smooth but with small dots on the legs. Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of 
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); bucco-pharyngeal tube (53.9 µm long) without drop-shaped thickening between the rigid buccal tube and the flexible pharyngeal tube; the latter with a spiral thickening. Buccal tube length, 21.0 µm (
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= 39.0) and 1.8 µm wide 
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= 8.6) without ventral lamina; stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at 65.5% of its length (
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= 65.5); pharyngeal tube length, 32.9 µm. Pharyngeal bulb elliptic, 30.3 µm by 21.8 µm, with small apophyses and three rod-shaped macroplacoids; microplacoid and septulum absent (
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). Macroplacoid length: first, 4.0 µm long (
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= 19.0), second, 4.0 µm (
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= 19.0), third, 6.5 µm (
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= 31.0); entire macroplacoid row length, 14.6 µm (
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= 69.5).
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA6EAFB4EED60FAA7" bold="true" box="[151,278,1269,1291]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
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A
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, Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the holotype; it is evident that the drop-shaped thickening is not present between buccal and pharyngeal tube. 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA565FAAEEF59FA86" bold="true" box="[792,815,1301,1322]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">B,</emphasis>
paratype (slide No. 5754) showing the steep, almost vertical front of the head. 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA731FA88ED13FAE5" bold="true" box="[332,357,1331,1353]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">C,</emphasis>
Claws of the second pair of legs (holotype). Scale bar = 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8836D67608EF2CA6BAFACEE868F9CA" blockId="6.[151,1437,1397,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">
Claws of the 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA719FACDEDA2FA22" box="[356,468,1398,1422]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Hypsibius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<typeStatus id="548C88747608EF2CA7A3FACCEE78FA23" box="[478,526,1399,1423]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">type</typeStatus>
(
<figureCitation id="130C2A537608EF2CA45CFACEEEE1FA22" box="[545,663,1397,1422]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1269,1291]" captionTargetBox="[312,1266,221,1225]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[281,1306,193,1258]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Adropion vexatum sp. nov. A, Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the holotype; it is evident that the drop-shaped thickening is not present between buccal and pharyngeal tube. B, paratype (slide No. 5754) showing the steep, almost vertical front of the head. C,Claws of the second pair of legs (holotype).Scale bar = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1084080/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Fig. 4A,C</figureCitation>
); the external claws are longer than the internal and have a longer secondary branch. External claw of legs I, 10.2 µm long (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA55DFA21EF40FA1D" box="[800,822,1434,1457]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
= 48.6) (the main branch length is 75.4% of the entire claw length); internal claws of the same pair of legs 7.5 µm long (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA505FA04EFF8FA7A" box="[888,910,1471,1494]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
= 35.7); external claws of the second and third pairs of legs 12.7 µm long (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA7B0FA59ED95FA55" box="[461,483,1506,1529]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
= 60.5) (their main branch length is 74.0% of the entire claws length); internal claws II and III 9.1 µm long (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA7C4F9BCEDB9F9B2" box="[441,463,1543,1566]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
= 43.3); the posterior claws on the hind legs are bent and therefore could not be measured; the anterior claws are 10.0 µm long (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA4B0F991EE94F9ED" box="[717,738,1578,1601]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
= 47.6). Main branches of all claws with accessory points; lunules and other cuticular thickenings on the legs, absent (small dots excluded).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32D655D7608EF2CA6BAF9CAED04F97E" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B8836D67608EF2CA6BAF9CAED04F97E" blockId="6.[151,1437,1397,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA6BAF9CAED4BF926" bold="true" box="[199,317,1649,1674]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Remarks:</emphasis>
The 
<typeStatus id="548C88747608EF2CA701F9C9ED91F926" box="[380,487,1650,1674]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
are similar to the 
<typeStatus id="548C88747608EF2CA4BCF9CAEF55F926" box="[705,803,1649,1674]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
in both morphological and quantitative characters; the morphometric characters of the 
<typeStatus id="548C88747608EF2CA47EF92EEE13F902" box="[515,613,1685,1710]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
and three 
<typeStatus id="548C88747608EF2CA4A2F92CEF3CF903" box="[735,842,1687,1711]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
that were correctly orientated for measurements are reported in 
<tableCitation id="C6B5036D7608EF2CA765F902ED1AF97E" box="[280,364,1721,1746]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="8.[151,239,152,175]" captionTargetBox="[159,1387,266,1962]" captionText="TABLE 1. Morphological measurements for the holotype and three correctly orientated paratypes of Adropion vexatum sp. nov., plus a specimen of Adropion prorsirostre. Measurements given in µm, with pbf and pt index values for relevant structures, and the percent ratio between the main branch and the total length of the external claw." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF48665E7606EF22A6EAFF23E8DCFF43" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" tableUuid="DF48665E7606EF22A6EAFF23E8DCFF43">Table 1</tableCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C32D655D7608EF23A6BAF966EF37FA8C" lastPageId="9" lastPageNumber="276" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8B8836D67608EF2CA6BAF966E8E9F892" blockId="6.[151,1437,1397,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA6BAF966EDA7F95A" bold="true" box="[199,465,1757,1782]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Differential diagnosis:</emphasis>
There are six species of 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA492F965EF2EF95A" box="[751,856,1758,1782]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
described with smooth cuticle, three macroplacoid and lacking microplacoid and septulum: 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA405F8B9EF01F8B5" box="[632,887,1794,1818]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA405F8B9EF05F8B5" baseAuthorityName="Thulin" baseAuthorityYear="1928" box="[632,883,1794,1818]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="prorsirostre">Adropion prorsirostre</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA5F9F8B9E956F8B6" authority="(Thulin, 1928)" authorityName="Thulin" authorityYear="1928" baseAuthorityName="Thulin" baseAuthorityYear="1928" box="[900,1312,1793,1818]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="arduifrons">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA5F9F8B9E81AF8B6" box="[900,1132,1794,1818]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA64B277608EF2CA2FDF8BAE96EF8B6" author="Thulin" box="[1152,1304,1793,1818]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" refString="Thulin, G. (1928) Uber die Phylogenie und das System der Tardigraden. Hereditas, 11, 207 - 266." type="journal article" year="1928">Thulin, 1928</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA34EF8B9EDDEF892" authority="(Bartos, 1935)" authorityName="Bartos" authorityYear="1935" baseAuthorityName="Bartos" baseAuthorityYear="1935" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="clavatum">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA34EF8B9EC88F892" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion clavatum</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFA64B277608EF2CA771F89DEDD6F892" author="Bartos" box="[268,416,1829,1854]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" refString="Bartos, E. (1935) Vier neue Hypsibiusarten aus der Tschechoslowakie. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 110, 257 - 260." type="journal article" year="1935">Bartoš, 1935</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA7C9F89DEFF7F892" box="[436,897,1830,1854]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA7C9F89DEE0DF892" baseAuthorityName="Binda &amp; Pilato" baseAuthorityYear="1969" box="[436,635,1830,1854]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="carolae">Adropion carolae</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA4FBF89DEFF7F892" baseAuthorityName="Pilato &amp; Dastych" baseAuthorityYear="1974" box="[646,897,1830,1854]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="montigenum">Adropion montigenum</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA5CAF89DE8EEF892" baseAuthorityName="Binda, Pilato &amp; Dastych" baseAuthorityYear="1984" box="[951,1176,1830,1854]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="modestum">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA5CAF89DE8EEF892" box="[951,1176,1830,1854]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion modestum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8836D67608EF2CA6BAF8F2E978F85E" blockId="6.[151,1437,1397,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">
The new species differs from 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA45DF8F1EE91F8CE" box="[544,743,1866,1890]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion carolae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having less elongate pharyngeal bulb (
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and 
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); macroplacoid row clearly shorter with respect to the buccal tube length (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA5A8F8D4EF9DF82A" box="[981,1003,1903,1926]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
= 
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<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA2DEF8D5E904F82A" authority="Pilato &amp; Sabella &amp; D’Urso &amp; Lisi, 2017" authorityName="Pilato &amp; Sabella &amp; D’Urso &amp; Lisi" authorityYear="2017" box="[1187,1394,1902,1926]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="vexatum" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA2DEF8D5E904F82A" box="[1187,1394,1902,1926]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA307F8D6ECB7F806" bold="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
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<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA752F829ED83F806" baseAuthorityName="Binda &amp; Pilato" baseAuthorityYear="1969" box="[303,501,1938,1962]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="carolae">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA752F829ED83F806" box="[303,501,1938,1962]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion carolae</emphasis>
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), and with respect to the pharyngeal bulb length (48.2–55.6% in the new species, 64–67% in 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557608EF2CA764F80DEDABF862" baseAuthorityName="Binda &amp; Pilato" baseAuthorityYear="1969" box="[281,477,1974,1998]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="273" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="carolae">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA764F80DEDABF862" box="[281,477,1974,1998]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion carolae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and by having longer claws (
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA543F80CEF22F862" box="[830,852,1975,1998]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">pt</emphasis>
of the posterior and anterior claws IV about 77 and 44–49 respectively, and in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA7B9F861EEE6F85D" box="[452,656,2010,2034]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA4EAF862EE9FF85E" bold="true" box="[663,745,2009,2034]" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA483F861EF7CF85D" box="[766,778,2010,2033]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">c</emphasis>
. 55 and 42 respectively in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47608EF2CA244F861E88BF85E" box="[1081,1277,2010,2034]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="273">Adropion carolae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8836D67609EF2DA6EAFA76EE31F98D" blockId="7.[151,1436,1485,1569]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA6EAFA76ED42FA4F" bold="true" box="[151,308,1485,1507]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">FIGURE 5. A,</emphasis>
Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA4FCFA76EF4DFA4F" box="[641,827,1485,1507]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557609EF2DA4FCFA76EF41FA4F" baseAuthorityName="Binda &amp; Pilato" baseAuthorityYear="1969" box="[641,823,1485,1507]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="carolae">Adropion carolae</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA53FFA75EF2FFA4F" bold="true" box="[834,857,1486,1507]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">B,</emphasis>
Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of a specimen of 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557609EF2DA340FA76ED79F9AE" baseAuthorityName="Thulin" baseAuthorityYear="1928" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="prorsirostre">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA340FA76ED79F9AE" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion prorsirostre</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Thulin collection. 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA454FA57EE4DF9AE" bold="true" box="[553,571,1516,1538]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">C</emphasis>
, Claws of the third pair of legs of 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557609EF2DA5E9FA57E800F9AE" baseAuthorityName="Pilato &amp; Dastych" baseAuthorityYear="1974" box="[916,1142,1516,1538]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="montigenum">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA5E9FA57E800F9AE" box="[916,1142,1516,1538]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion montigenum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA2FFFA57E8E2F9AD" bold="true" box="[1154,1172,1516,1537]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">D</emphasis>
, Claws of the hind legs of 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557609EF2DA6EAF9B0ED0FF98D" baseAuthorityName="Pilato &amp; Dastych" baseAuthorityYear="1974" box="[151,377,1547,1569]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="montigenum">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA6EAF9B0ED0FF98D" box="[151,377,1547,1569]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion montigenum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Scale bar = 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B8836D67609EF2DA6BAF9F6E86EF85E" blockId="7.[151,1436,1613,2034]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">
The antero-ventral mouth and a steep front to the head of the new species separates it from 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557609EF2DA2C2F9F6E9E2F9C9" baseAuthorityName="Bartos" baseAuthorityYear="1935" box="[1215,1428,1613,1637]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="clavatum">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA2C2F9F6E9E2F9C9" box="[1215,1428,1613,1637]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion clavatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557609EF2DA6EAF9C9ED0EF926" baseAuthorityName="Binda, Pilato &amp; Dastych" baseAuthorityYear="1984" box="[151,376,1650,1674]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="modestum">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA6EAF9C9ED0EF926" box="[151,376,1650,1674]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion modestum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA7D0F9C9EED6F925" box="[429,672,1650,1674]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion prorsirostre</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Additional characters differentiating these species include: absence of granulation on the caudal portion of the body, pharyngeal tube longer than the pharyngeal bulb, and the third macroplacoid not caudally clavate for 
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but present in 
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. A less elongate pharyngeal bulb and presence of small apophyses in 
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, longer pharyngeal bulb and absent apophyses in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA7C1F8B9EED4F8B6" box="[444,674,1794,1818]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion modestum</emphasis>
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, and a shorter placoid row length (near half the pharyngeal bulb length in the new species, 48.2–55.6%, and 73–74% in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA56FF89EEF82F891" box="[786,1012,1829,1853]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion modestum</emphasis>
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). The pharyngeal tube clearly longer than the pharyngeal bulb (
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and 
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, and 
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) in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA51EF8F1E842F8CD" box="[867,1076,1866,1890]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057BF7609EF2DA242F8F2E8EAF8CE" box="[1087,1180,1865,1890]" pageId="7" pageNumber="274" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, shorter for 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47609EF2DA34EF8F1ED6DF829" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Adropion prorsirostre</emphasis>
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(
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and 
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, and 
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), a narrower bucco-pharyngeal tube (the 
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index is 
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the new species 
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<figureCitation id="130C2A537609EF2DA4FFF82AEF70F805" box="[642,774,1937,1962]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1269,1291]" captionTargetBox="[312,1266,221,1225]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[281,1306,193,1258]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 4. Adropion vexatum sp. nov. A, Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the holotype; it is evident that the drop-shaped thickening is not present between buccal and pharyngeal tube. B, paratype (slide No. 5754) showing the steep, almost vertical front of the head. C,Claws of the second pair of legs (holotype).Scale bar = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1084080/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="274">Figs. 4A, B</figureCitation>
and 
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), lower values of the 
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index relative to the stylet support insertion point (about 
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and about 
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, 
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), and higher values of the 
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index relative to the claw lengths (
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).
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47606EF22A6EAFF23ED7CFF03" bold="true" box="[151,266,152,175]" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphological measurements for the holotype and three correctly orientated paratypes of 
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, plus a specimen of 
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. Measurements given in µm, with 
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and 
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index values for relevant structures, and the percent ratio between the main branch and the total length of the external claw.
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<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FE8FEF11FEC4" box="[700,871,308,360]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">5757 paratype</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FE8FEFA2FEC4" box="[891,980,308,360]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">5755 holotype</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFE8FE828FEC4" box="[1031,1118,308,360]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">5754 paratype</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FE8FE91DFEC4" box="[1166,1387,308,360]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">1036</td>
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<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FEC7E8CCFE48" box="[159,1210,380,484]" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FEC7EE7AFE48" box="[159,524,380,484]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Body length Total bucco-pharyngeal tube length Buccal tube length</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFEC7EEC0FE48" box="[599,694,380,484]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">255 55.6 20.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FEC7EF11FE48" box="[700,871,380,484]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">About 260? 21.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FEC7EFA2FE48" box="[891,980,380,484]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">302 53.9 21.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFEC7E828FE48" box="[1031,1118,380,484]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">316 56.2 21.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FEC7E91DFE48" box="[1166,1387,380,484]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">245 51.7 20.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FE43E8CCFDCC" box="[159,1210,504,608]" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FE43EE7AFDCC" box="[159,524,504,608]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47606EF22A6E2FE43ECC9FDA2" box="[159,191,504,526]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">pbf</emphasis>
ratio Pharyngeal tube length External buccal tube width
</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFE43EEC0FDCC" box="[599,694,504,608]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">36.5 35.3 1.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FE43EF11FDCC" box="[700,871,504,608]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?? 1.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FE43EFA2FDCC" box="[891,980,504,608]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">39.0 32.9 1.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFE43E828FDCC" box="[1031,1118,504,608]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">38.6 34.5 1.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FE43E91DFDCC" box="[1166,1387,504,608]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">40.4 30.7 2.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FDCFE8CCFD70" box="[159,1210,628,732]" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FDCFEE7AFD70" box="[159,524,628,732]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
pt 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47606EF22A6E2FD25ECC5FD1F" box="[159,179,670,691]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">pt</emphasis>
stylet supports insertion point Pharyngeal bulb length
</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFDCFEEC0FD70" box="[599,694,628,732]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">8.9 65.7 28.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FDCFEF11FD70" box="[700,871,628,732]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">8.5 63.9 29.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FDCFEFA2FD70" box="[891,980,628,732]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">8.6 65.5 30.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFDCFE828FD70" box="[1031,1118,628,732]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">8.8 63.2 31.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FDCFE91DFD70" box="[1166,1387,628,732]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">13.9 70.7 31.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FD4BE8CCFCF4" box="[159,1210,752,856]" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FD4BEE7AFCF4" box="[159,524,752,856]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Pharyngeal bulb width First macroplacoid pt</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFD4BEEC0FCF4" box="[599,694,752,856]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">20.9 3.9 19.2</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FD4BEF11FCF4" box="[700,871,752,856]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">? 4.5 21.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FD4BEFA2FCF4" box="[891,980,752,856]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">21.8 4.0 19.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFD4BE828FCF4" box="[1031,1118,752,856]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">22.4 4.3 19.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FD4BE91DFCF4" box="[1166,1387,752,856]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">24.3 4.5 21.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FCD7E8CCFC78" box="[159,1210,876,980]" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FCD7EE7AFC78" box="[159,524,876,980]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Second macroplacoid pt Third macroplacoid</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFCD7EEC0FC78" box="[599,694,876,980]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">4.1 20.2 6.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FCD7EF11FC78" box="[700,871,876,980]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">4.5 21.1 6.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FCD7EFA2FC78" box="[891,980,876,980]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">4.0 19.0 6.5</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFCD7E828FC78" box="[1031,1118,876,980]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">4.7 21.7 7.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FCD7E91DFC78" box="[1166,1387,876,980]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">4.5 21.5 7.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FC53E8CCFBFC" box="[159,1210,1000,1104]" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FC53EE7AFBFC" box="[159,524,1000,1104]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">pt Placoid row pt</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFC53EEC0FBFC" box="[599,694,1000,1104]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">30.0 14.5 71.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FC53EF11FBFC" box="[700,871,1000,1104]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">28.6 15.4 72.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FC53EFA2FBFC" box="[891,980,1000,1104]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">31.0 14.6 69.5</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFC53E828FBFC" box="[1031,1118,1000,1104]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">33.6 17.3 79.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FC53E91DFBFC" box="[1166,1387,1000,1104]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">34.9 16.3 78.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FBDFE8CCFB60" box="[159,1210,1124,1228]" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FBDFEE7AFB60" box="[159,524,1124,1228]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">External claw I pt % Main branch/ total claw length</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFBDFEEC0FB60" box="[599,694,1124,1228]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">10.1 49.7 75.2</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FBDFEF11FB60" box="[700,871,1124,1228]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
10.5 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47606EF22A49DFB36EE8FFB0F" box="[736,761,1165,1187]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">49</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47606EF22A482FB36EF7AFB0F" box="[767,780,1165,1187]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">3</emphasis>
75.9
</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FBDFEFA2FB60" box="[891,980,1124,1228]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">10.2 48.6 75.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFBDFE828FB60" box="[1031,1118,1124,1228]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">10.7 49.3 74.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FBDFE91DFB60" box="[1166,1387,1124,1228]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">8.5 40.7 76.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FB5BE8CCFAE4" box="[159,1210,1248,1352]" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FB5BEE7AFAE4" box="[159,524,1248,1352]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Internal claw I pt External claw II</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFB5BEEC0FAE4" box="[599,694,1248,1352]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">7.3 36.0 12.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FB5BEF11FAE4" box="[700,871,1248,1352]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">7.3 34.3 12.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FB5BEFA2FAE4" box="[891,980,1248,1352]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">7.5 35.7 12.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFB5BE828FAE4" box="[1031,1118,1248,1352]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">7.3 33.6?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FB5BE91DFAE4" box="[1166,1387,1248,1352]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">5.7 27.3 8.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2FAE7E8CCF9A0" box="[159,1210,1372,1548]" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2FAE7EE7AF9A0" box="[159,524,1372,1548]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">pt % Main branch/ total claw length Internal claw II pt</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AFAE7EEC0F9A0" box="[599,694,1372,1548]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">62.1 74.6 8.8 43.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1FAE7EF11F9A0" box="[700,871,1372,1548]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">60.1 74.1 8.8 41.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506FAE7EFA2F9A0" box="[891,980,1372,1548]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">60.5 74.0 9.1 43.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AFAE7E828F9A0" box="[1031,1118,1372,1548]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?? 9.4 43.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3FAE7E91DF9A0" box="[1166,1387,1372,1548]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">42.6 74.2??</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2F99BE8ECF924" box="[159,1178,1568,1672]" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2F99BEE7AF924" box="[159,524,1568,1672]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">External claw III pt % Main branch/ total claw length</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AF99BEEC0F924" box="[599,694,1568,1672]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">12.0 59.1 73.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1F99BEF11F924" box="[700,871,1568,1672]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">12.7 59.6 74.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506F99BEFA2F924" box="[891,980,1568,1672]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">12.7 60.5 74.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AF99BE828F924" box="[1031,1118,1568,1672]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">13.0 59.9 72.2</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3F99BE91DF924" box="[1166,1387,1568,1672]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">???</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2F927E8CCF8A8" box="[159,1210,1692,1796]" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2F927EE7AF8A8" box="[159,524,1692,1796]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">Internal claw III pt Posterior claw IV</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AF927EEC0F8A8" box="[599,694,1692,1796]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?? 15.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1F927EF11F8A8" box="[700,871,1692,1796]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">9.2 43.2?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506F927EFA2F8A8" box="[891,980,1692,1796]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">9.1 43.3?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AF927E828F8A8" box="[1031,1118,1692,1796]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">8.9 41.0?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3F927E91DF8A8" box="[1166,1387,1692,1796]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">6.5 31.1?</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2F8A3E8D8F82C" box="[159,1198,1816,1920]" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2F8A3EE7AF82C" box="[159,524,1816,1920]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">pt % Main branch/total claw length Anterior claw IV</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AF8A3EEC0F82C" box="[599,694,1816,1920]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">76.8 79.3 9.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1F8A3EF11F82C" box="[700,871,1816,1920]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">???</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506F8A3EFA2F82C" box="[891,980,1816,1920]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?? 10.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AF8A3E828F82C" box="[1031,1118,1816,1920]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?? 9.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3F8A3E91DF82C" box="[1166,1387,1816,1920]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?? 6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760610D5A6E2F82FE91DF806" box="[159,1387,1940,1962]" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">
<th id="76D65DE8760610D5A6E2F82FEE7AF806" box="[159,524,1940,1962]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">pt</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A42AF82FEEC0F806" box="[599,694,1940,1962]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">48.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A4C1F82FEF11F806" box="[700,871,1940,1962]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A506F82FEFA2F806" box="[891,980,1940,1962]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">47.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A27AF82FE828F806" box="[1031,1118,1940,1962]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">44.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760610D5A2F3F82FE91DF806" box="[1166,1387,1940,1962]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="8" pageNumber="275">31.6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A6EAFF23ED7FFF03" bold="true" box="[151,265,152,175]" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Morphological measurements for three specimens of 
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(holotype and paratypes), the holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A758FF0CEE73FF63" box="[293,517,183,207]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
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(according to Thulin 1928), and the ranges for the West Spitsbergen 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A345FF0CED73FF43" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
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(according to Dastych 1985). Measurements are given in µm, with the 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A273FF63E85DFF43" box="[1038,1067,216,239]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">ms</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A21FFF6CE8FEFF43" box="[1122,1160,215,239]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">cph</emphasis>
index values for relevant structures.
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<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFE91EE49FEEC" box="[480,575,298,320]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557607EF23A79DFE91EE49FEEC" authority="Pilato &amp; Sabella &amp; D’Urso &amp; Lisi, 2017" authorityName="Pilato &amp; Sabella &amp; D’Urso &amp; Lisi" authorityYear="2017" box="[480,575,298,320]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="vexatum" status="sp. nov.">Adropion</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FE91EE86FEEC" box="[581,752,298,320]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
vexatum 
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27057BF7607EF23A4DDFE90EE86FEEC" box="[672,752,299,320]" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FE91E807FEEC" box="[984,1137,298,320]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A5A5FE90E807FEEC" box="[984,1137,298,320]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557607EF23A5A5FE90E82BFEEC" baseAuthorityName="Thulin" baseAuthorityYear="1928" box="[984,1117,298,320]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="arduifrons">A. arduifrons</taxonomicName>
*
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFE91E923FEEC" box="[1200,1365,298,320]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A2CDFE90E923FEEC" box="[1200,1365,298,320]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<taxonomicName id="4C374D557607EF23A2CDFE90E943FEEC" baseAuthorityName="Thulin" baseAuthorityYear="1928" box="[1200,1333,298,320]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="arduifrons">A. arduifrons</taxonomicName>
**
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</th>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FEEFE923FE24" box="[159,1365,340,392]" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FEEFEDFFFE24" box="[159,393,340,392]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">No. slide</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFEEFEE49FE24" box="[480,575,340,392]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">5757 paratype</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FEEFEE86FE24" box="[581,752,340,392]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">5755 holotype</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFEEFEFF1FE24" box="[816,903,340,392]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">5754 paratype</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FEEFE807FE24" box="[984,1137,340,392]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">holotype</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FE27E923FE1E" box="[159,1365,412,434]" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FE27EDFFFE1E" box="[159,393,412,434]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Body length</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFE27EE49FE1E" box="[480,575,412,434]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">255</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FE27EE86FE1E" box="[581,752,412,434]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">302</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFE27EFF1FE1E" box="[816,903,412,434]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">316</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FE27E807FE1E" box="[984,1137,412,434]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">284</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFE27E923FE1E" box="[1200,1365,412,434]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">118–170</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FE7EE923FE77" box="[159,1365,453,475]" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FE7EEDFFFE77" box="[159,393,453,475]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Pharyngeal bulb length</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFE7EEE49FE77" box="[480,575,453,475]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">28.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FE7EEE86FE77" box="[581,752,453,475]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">30.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFE7EEFF1FE77" box="[816,903,453,475]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">31.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FE7EE807FE77" box="[984,1137,453,475]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">35.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFE7EE923FE77" box="[1200,1365,453,475]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">16–22</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FE55E923FDA8" box="[159,1365,494,516]" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FE55EDFFFDA8" box="[159,393,494,516]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">ms</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFE55EE49FDA8" box="[480,575,494,516]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">111.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FE55EE86FDA8" box="[581,752,494,516]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">100.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFE55EFF1FDA8" box="[816,903,494,516]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">98.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FE55E807FDA8" box="[984,1137,494,516]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">126</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFE55E923FDA8" box="[1200,1365,494,516]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">129.4–135.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FDA3E923FD82" box="[159,1365,536,558]" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FDA3EDFFFD82" box="[159,393,536,558]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Pharyngeal bulb width</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFDA3EE49FD82" box="[480,575,536,558]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">20.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FDA3EE86FD82" box="[581,752,536,558]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">21.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFDA3EFF1FD82" box="[816,903,536,558]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">22.4</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FDA3E807FD82" box="[984,1137,536,558]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">19.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFDA3E923FD82" box="[1200,1365,536,558]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">10.5–14.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FDFAE923FDFB" box="[159,1365,577,599]" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FDFAEDFFFDFB" box="[159,393,577,599]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">cph</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFDFAEE49FDFB" box="[480,575,577,599]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">73.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FDFAEE86FDFB" box="[581,752,577,599]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">71.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFDFAEFF1FDFB" box="[816,903,577,599]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">72.0</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FDFAE807FDFB" box="[984,1137,577,599]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">55</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFDFAE923FDFB" box="[1200,1365,577,599]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">63.1–65.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FDD1E923FD33" box="[159,1365,618,671]" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FDD1EDFFFD33" box="[159,393,618,671]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">External buccal tube width</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFDD1EE49FD33" box="[480,575,618,671]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">1.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FDD1EE86FD33" box="[581,752,618,671]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">1.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFDD1EFF1FD33" box="[816,903,618,671]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">1.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FDD1E807FD33" box="[984,1137,618,671]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">1.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFDD1E923FD33" box="[1200,1365,618,671]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">1.0–1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FD09E923FD64" box="[159,1365,690,712]" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FD09EDFFFD64" box="[159,393,690,712]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">cph</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFD09EE49FD64" box="[480,575,690,712]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">6.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FD09EE86FD64" box="[581,752,690,712]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">5.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFD09EFF1FD64" box="[816,903,690,712]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">6.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FD09E807FD64" box="[984,1137,690,712]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">4.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFD09E923FD64" box="[1200,1365,690,712]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">5.4–6.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FD67E923FD5E" box="[159,1365,732,754]" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FD67EDFFFD5E" box="[159,393,732,754]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Pharyngeal tube length</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFD67EE49FD5E" box="[480,575,732,754]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">35.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FD67EE86FD5E" box="[581,752,732,754]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">32.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFD67EFF1FD5E" box="[816,903,732,754]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">34.5</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FD67E807FD5E" box="[984,1137,732,754]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">about 35</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFD67E923FD5E" box="[1200,1365,732,754]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">28–36</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FCBEE923FCB7" box="[159,1365,773,795]" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FCBEEDFFFCB7" box="[159,393,773,795]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">cph</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFCBEEE49FCB7" box="[480,575,773,795]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">124.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FCBEEE86FCB7" box="[581,752,773,795]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">108.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFCBEEFF1FCB7" box="[816,903,773,795]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">110.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FCBEE807FCB7" box="[984,1137,773,795]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">99</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFCBEE923FCB7" box="[1200,1365,773,795]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">147–175</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FC95E923FCE8" box="[159,1365,814,836]" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FC95EDFFFCE8" box="[159,393,814,836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Placoid row</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFC95EE49FCE8" box="[480,575,814,836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">14.5</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FC95EE86FCE8" box="[581,752,814,836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">14.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFC95EFF1FCE8" box="[816,903,814,836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">17.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FC95E807FCE8" box="[984,1137,814,836]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">19.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFC95E923FCE8" box="[1200,1365,814,836]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">9–14</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FCE3E923FCC2" box="[159,1365,856,878]" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FCE3EDFFFCC2" box="[159,393,856,878]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">ms</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFCE3EE49FCC2" box="[480,575,856,878]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">56.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FCE3EE86FCC2" box="[581,752,856,878]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">48.3</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFCE3EFF1FCC2" box="[816,903,856,878]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">54.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FCE3E807FCC2" box="[984,1137,856,878]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFCE3E923FCC2" box="[1200,1365,856,878]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">76.3–82.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FC3AE923FC3B" box="[159,1365,897,919]" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FC3AEDFFFC3B" box="[159,393,897,919]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">cph</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFC3AEE49FC3B" box="[480,575,897,919]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">51.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FC3AEE86FC3B" box="[581,752,897,919]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">48.2</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFC3AEFF1FC3B" box="[816,903,897,919]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">55.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FC3AE807FC3B" box="[984,1137,897,919]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">55</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFC3AE923FC3B" box="[1200,1365,897,919]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">56.2–66.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FC11E923FC6C" box="[159,1365,938,960]" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FC11EDFFFC6C" box="[159,393,938,960]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Posterior claw IV</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFC11EE49FC6C" box="[480,575,938,960]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">15.6</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FC11EE86FC6C" box="[581,752,938,960]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFC11EFF1FC6C" box="[816,903,938,960]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FC11E807FC6C" box="[984,1137,938,960]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">12.8</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFC11E923FC6C" box="[1200,1365,938,960]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">5.0–7.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FC6FE923FC46" box="[159,1365,980,1002]" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FC6FEDFFFC46" box="[159,393,980,1002]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">ms</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFC6FEE49FC46" box="[480,575,980,1002]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">61.2</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FC6FEE86FC46" box="[581,752,980,1002]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFC6FEFF1FC46" box="[816,903,980,1002]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FC6FE807FC46" box="[984,1137,980,1002]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">45.1</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFC6FE923FC46" box="[1200,1365,980,1002]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">42.4–44.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="35073494760710D5A6E2FC46E923FBBF" box="[159,1365,1021,1043]" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
<th id="76D65DE8760710D5A6E2FC46EDFFFBBF" box="[159,393,1021,1043]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">cph</th>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A79DFC46EE49FBBF" box="[480,575,1021,1043]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">54.9</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A438FC46EE86FBBF" box="[581,752,1021,1043]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A54DFC46EFF1FBBF" box="[816,903,1021,1043]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">?</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A5A5FC46E807FBBF" box="[984,1137,1021,1043]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">35.7</td>
<td id="76D65DE8760710D5A2CDFC46E923FBBF" box="[1200,1365,1021,1043]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">31.2–34.1</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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* according to 
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** according to 
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A4F4FB27EFF2FB18" box="[649,900,1180,1204]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion montigenum</emphasis>
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by having rod-shaped macroplacoids (these are oval granules in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A726FB7BEE2EFB7B" box="[347,600,1216,1240]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion montigenum</emphasis>
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); the macroplacoid row length is about half the pharyngeal bulb length (48.2–55.6%) while in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A7E5FB5FEEE4FB50" box="[408,658,1252,1276]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion montigenum</emphasis>
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it is about 34%, and the claw shape differs, the basal common portion and the secondary branch being longer (
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and 
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).
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A6BAFA97EDE1FAE8" box="[199,407,1324,1348]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
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is similar, but not identical, to 
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<taxonomicName id="4C374D557607EF23A50EFA97E828FAE8" baseAuthorityName="Thulin" baseAuthorityYear="1928" box="[883,1118,1324,1348]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Hypsibiidae" genus="Adropion" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="arduifrons">Adropion arduifrons</taxonomicName>
.
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Unfortunately, the original description of 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A746FAEBEE56FAC4" box="[315,544,1360,1384]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
(
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)
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, was not very detailed. We have attempted to find the 
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but it seems to be lost, as kindly communicated by Prof. Kristensen (University of Copenhagen, 
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) and Dr. Ekström (University of Lund, 
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). It is, therefore, necessary to refer to Thulin’s (1928) original description with additional information from 
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, and we were also able to examine three specimens (kindly given by Dastych). For these comparisons it was necessary to use indices as defined by Thulin and Dastych, which are 
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(the length of a structure as a ratio with respect to the body length), and 
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(the percent ratio of a structure with respect to the pharyngeal bulb length). Unfortunately, these ratios of body length and pharyngeal bulb length can be influenced by the compression exerted by the coverslip; though if the comparative difference between two values is very high, it may be considered significant.
</paragraph>
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The new species differs from 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A46FF92FEE83F900" box="[530,757,1684,1708]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
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(as described by 
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) in a number of characters: the pharyngeal bulb has a different shape and is shorter with respect to the body length in 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A218F903E945F97C" box="[1125,1331,1720,1744]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, in fact the 
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index is 
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the new species (a 
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of uncertain body length has been excluded), and 
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; the pharyngeal bulb also has a clearly different ratio length/width (the index 
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of the pharyngeal bulb width is 
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the new species, 
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); the pharyngeal tube is clearly longer than the pharyngeal bulb, whereas 
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specified that it is almost as long as the pharyngeal bulb; the claws are slightly longer with respect to both pharyngeal and body length (the 
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index value of the posterior claw IV is 
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. 
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the new species, and 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A4D3F82BEFEAF804" box="[686,924,1936,1960]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">
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;
</emphasis>
the 
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index 
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. 
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the new species, and 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF23A6C9F80FEDE1F860" box="[180,407,1972,1996]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
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) (
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).
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</subSubSection>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFA64B277607EF23A6BAF863ED01F85D" author="Dastych" box="[199,375,2008,2033]" pageId="9" pageNumber="276" refString="Dastych, H. (1985) West Spitsbergen Tardigrada. Acta Zoologica cracoviensia, 28, 3, 169 - 214." type="journal article" year="1985">Dastych (1985)</bibRefCitation>
considered some specimens collected in Spitsbergen as belonging to the species 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47607EF20A35EF863ED7DFF1C" italics="true" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="277" pageId="9" pageNumber="276">Diphascon arduifrons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but specified that his specimens differed from 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A559FF23E87FFF1C" box="[804,1033,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
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in, “having more rounded pharynx, longer placoid row, a little longer mouth tube and pharyngeal one and longer claws in regard to the pharynx length”. The specimens studied by Dastych were 118–170 µm long and he hypothesized that: “All these differences may be result from unlike body dimension of the 
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(284 µm – comp. Thulin l.c.) and compared specimens”. 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A6EAFE93ED11FEEC" box="[151,359,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A411FE93EF22FEEC" box="[620,852,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">Adropion arduifrons</emphasis>
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as described by 
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, by having larger body size; more rounded pharyngeal bulb; buccal tube shorter with respect to the pharyngeal bulb (
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index 
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the new species 
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the specimens studied by Dastych); shorter placoid row with respect to both the pharyngeal bulb length and to the body length (
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), and longer claws with respect to both the pharyngeal bulb length and to the body length (
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).
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In conclusion, a number of characters distinguish our specimens of 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A593FE67E8B6FE58" box="[1006,1216,476,500]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
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from the descriptions of 
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,
</emphasis>
provided by both 
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and by 
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, and from all the other species of the genus. We therefore believe 
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A4F9FD9FEF24FD90" box="[644,850,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">Adropion vexatum</emphasis>
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is a valid new species and addition to the Sicilian fauna.
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A6BAFDD7ED27FD29" bold="true" box="[199,337,620,645]" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">Etymology:</emphasis>
The specific name (
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<emphasis id="B943EAC47604EF20A44BFDD6EEE5FD28" box="[566,659,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="277">vexatum</emphasis>
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= vexed) refers to the difficulty to be recognized as new species, and described, as a consequence of the problem regarding comparisons with 
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.
</emphasis>
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