New data on freshwater psammic Gastrotricha from Brazil
Author
Garraffoni, Andre R. S.
Author
Araujo, Thiago Q.
Author
Lourenco, Anete P.
Author
Balsamo, Maria
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ZooKeys
2010
60
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.60.495
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.60.495
1313-2970-60-1
Chaetonotus (Primochaetus) heideri Brehm, 1917
Figs 4-5Table 4
Chaetonotus heideri
-
Emberton (1981: 95, Figs 1-2)
;
Balsamo (1990: 173)
;
Kisielewski (1991: 17, Tab. 3)
;
Nesteruk (2004: 444, Tab. 1; 2007: 836, Tab. 1)
;
Grilli et al.(2008: 174, Fig. h)
.
Material.
Agua
Limpa: 1 specimen, Soberbo: 2 specimens, Preto River: 2 specimens.
Description.
The description is based on an adult specimen 137.5
μm
in total length. Head with three lobes and two pairs of ciliary tufts. Pharynx 41
μm
in length from the posterior edge of the mouth to pharyngo-intestinal junction, that is at U29. Anterior scales rounded and posterior ones pentagon-like shaped. Lateral spine denticle located near to the spine end.
Table 4. Morphometrical features of
Chaetonotus heideri
. N= number of specimens measured.
Features |
Range |
N |
Literature data from Brazil |
Literature data from Europe |
Distribution.
Brazil: Diamantina (Minas Gerais State),
Jureia
Ecological Reserve and
Sao
Carlos (
Sao
Paulo State), Benevides (
Para
State); USA: Ohio; Germany; England; Italy; Poland; Romania; Russia; Czech Republic; Switzerland; France: Gironde.