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Etymology: Referring to the
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Shortened description: Small (&lt;200 μm,
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of varying thickness, pseudopores present between them (the
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of sculpturing,
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). Dentate collar IV with numerous (usually more than 10) short irregular teeth (
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). Claws relatively short and with thin, delicate primary spurs (
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).
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Phylogenetic position: The species is firmly located within the
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<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1FF1FA94BD79FAF8" box="[907,1032,1340,1366]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">merokensis</emphasis>
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group of species, being sister to the clade
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<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1CA3FAC8B804FAD4" box="[217,373,1376,1402]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E. merokensis</emphasis>
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+
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<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1DE9FAC8BB54FAD4" box="[403,549,1376,1402]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E. pellucidus</emphasis>
Gąsiorek
<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1EE2FAC8BBBBFAD4" box="[664,714,1376,1402]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">et al</emphasis>
., 2021
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(in
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Gąsiorek
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, 2021d
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) (Figs 12).
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Remarks: It is most probable that the species is endemic to the westernmost part of the Palaearctic region, with several records from Macaronesia (the
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,
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) and the Iberian Peninsula (mainland
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), in the case of the latter it is difficult to assess at present whether
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<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1ECFFA64BA5FFA4B" box="[693,814,1484,1509]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E. azoricus</emphasis>
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is ecdemic and human-introduced there. As underlined in the original description (
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Fontoura
<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1E7EFA58BB40F9A4" box="[516,561,1520,1546]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">et al</emphasis>
. 2008
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), the intraspecific variability is low, and the species is easily distinguishable from the remaining echiniscids found within its geographic range, including co-occurring
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<emphasis id="3BC4BB37B94BFFFD1810F9BCBC70F980" box="[1130,1281,1556,1582]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E. merokensis</emphasis>
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.
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