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<emphasis box="[471,681,753,777]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="258">Echiniscus duboisi</emphasis>
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<figureCitation box="[565,664,793,818]" captionStart-0="Figs 1, 2" captionStart-1="Figs 37" captionStartId-0="4.[182,221,1623,1643]" captionStartId-1="5.[143,182,1623,1643]" captionTargetBox-0="[189,1134,1197,1603]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1094,877,1608]" captionTargetId-0="figure-297@4.[189,1134,1197,1603]" captionTargetId-1="figure-252@5.[149,1094,877,1608]" captionTargetPageId-0="4" captionTargetPageId-1="5" captionText-0="Figs 1, 2. Habitus of Echiniscus duboisi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: (1) dorsal, (2) lateral. Scale bar = 100 µm." captionText-1="Figs 37. Echiniscus duboisi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: (3) dorsal spine Cd, (4) dorsal spine Dd, (5) lateral spine C, (6) lateral spine D, (7) lateral spine E. Scale bar = 20 µm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7917058" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7917060" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/7917058/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/7917060/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="258">Figs 17</figureCitation>
, Table 2
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Description: Descriptions of this species indicate considerable variation in the shape, length, and number of lateral and dorsal spines (
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). In Richters (1902) description and illustration, lateral spines
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through
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are serrated, and have the same length as the smooth dorsal spines
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and
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. Specimens from Cape Colony (Murray 1913),
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(
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), and New
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(
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) lack dorsal and lateral spines at
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. Illustrations of
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vary considerably in their depiction of its habitus, cuticle, and spines, and only
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and
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provide limited morphometric data.
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Table 2 presents morphometric data for
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of
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. Cuticular ornamentation consists of widely-spaced depressions ranging in diameter from
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Figs 1, 2. Habitus of
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, South Africa: (1) dorsal, (2) lateral. Scale bar = 100 µm.
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Morphometric data of selected structures on 12 specimens of
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from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Ranges and means are lengths in µm. Range refers to the smallest and largest structure found among all measured specimens (a zero indicates the structure was not present on some specimens). Abbreviations:
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number of specimens measured, SD standard deviation.
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<th box="[152,492,350,370]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Character</th>
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<th box="[889,1047,350,370]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Mean SD</th>
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<th box="[152,492,382,402]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Body</th>
<td box="[565,588,382,402]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">12</td>
<td box="[679,793,382,402]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">176.6292.9</td>
<td box="[889,1047,382,402]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">219.4 40.8</td>
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<th box="[152,492,414,434]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Internal cirrus</th>
<td box="[565,588,414,434]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">8</td>
<td box="[679,793,414,434]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">6.515.5</td>
<td box="[889,1047,414,434]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">11.2 2.7</td>
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<th box="[152,492,446,466]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Cephalic papilla</th>
<td box="[565,588,446,466]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">9</td>
<td box="[679,793,446,466]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">3.98.4</td>
<td box="[889,1047,446,466]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">6.0 9.5</td>
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<th box="[152,492,478,498]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">External cirrus</th>
<td box="[565,588,478,498]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">9</td>
<td box="[679,793,478,498]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">9.123.7</td>
<td box="[889,1047,478,498]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">16.7 4.4</td>
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Cirrus
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<td box="[565,588,510,530]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">12</td>
<td box="[679,793,510,530]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">19.633.5</td>
<td box="[889,1047,510,530]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">28.8 4.0</td>
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<th box="[152,492,542,562]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Clava</th>
<td box="[565,588,542,562]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">11</td>
<td box="[679,793,542,562]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">3.37.2</td>
<td box="[889,1047,542,562]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">5.2 1.3</td>
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Lateral spine
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<td box="[565,588,574,594]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">9</td>
<td box="[679,793,574,594]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">016.4</td>
<td box="[889,1047,574,594]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">10.9 3.0</td>
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<th box="[152,492,606,626]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">
Lateral spine
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</th>
<td box="[565,588,606,626]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">5</td>
<td box="[679,793,606,626]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">016.7</td>
<td box="[889,1047,606,626]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">13.7 2.8</td>
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<th box="[152,492,638,658]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">
Lateral spine
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</th>
<td box="[565,588,638,658]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">12</td>
<td box="[679,793,638,658]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">4.717.6</td>
<td box="[889,1047,638,658]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">12.8 3.2</td>
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<th box="[152,492,668,690]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">
Dorsal spine
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</th>
<td box="[565,588,668,690]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">11</td>
<td box="[679,793,668,690]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">015.9</td>
<td box="[889,1047,668,690]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">11.7 4.2</td>
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<th box="[152,492,700,722]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">
Dorsal spine
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</th>
<td box="[565,588,700,722]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">12</td>
<td box="[679,793,700,722]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">12.225.1</td>
<td box="[889,1047,700,722]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">20.3 4.1</td>
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<th box="[152,492,734,754]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Leg I spine</th>
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<td box="[679,793,734,754]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">1.32.5</td>
<td box="[889,1047,734,754]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">2.0 0.4</td>
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<th box="[152,492,766,786]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Leg IV papilla</th>
<td box="[565,588,766,786]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">11</td>
<td box="[679,793,766,786]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">2.24.1</td>
<td box="[889,1047,766,786]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">3.2 0.6</td>
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<th box="[152,492,798,818]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">No. of teeth on dentate collar, Leg IV</th>
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<td box="[889,1047,798,818]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">8.6 1.3</td>
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<th box="[152,492,830,850]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">Dentate teeth, Leg IV</th>
<td box="[565,588,830,850]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">4</td>
<td box="[679,793,830,850]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">1.74.6</td>
<td box="[889,1047,830,850]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="259">3.4 1.0</td>
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</paragraph>
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Figs 37.
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, KwaZulu-Natal
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, South Africa: (3) dorsal spine
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, (4) dorsal spine
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, (5) lateral spine
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, (6) lateral spine
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, (7) lateral spine
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. Scale bar = 20 µm.
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1.03.1 (
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). Cirri and spines are shorter, and the number of teeth on the dentate collars fewer, in
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than in Brazilian specimens. Three specimens lack lateral spine
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, seven lateral spine
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, and one dorsal spine
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. Dorsal
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spines, especially
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, are robust and serrated, with wide variation in number and size of teeth (
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). Lateral spines
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and
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are either serrated or smooth;
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is always serrated (
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). Material examined:
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:
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</emphasis>
:
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,
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, from foliose lichens
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on
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<emphasis box="[1079,1141,373,393]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="260">Acacia</emphasis>
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trees, 17 deposited at
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(accession numbers 93409346, 9349) and 7 at
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(accession number 9347)
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.
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Distribution:
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<emphasis box="[330,442,454,478]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="260">E. duboisi</emphasis>
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has not been found in the Nearctic or Palearctic realms, but has been widely reported elsewhere, including
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(Table 1).
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Class
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Order
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, Nelson, Grigarick &amp; Christenberry, 1980 Family
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Genus
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<emphasis box="[569,681,654,678]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="260">Hypsibius</emphasis>
Thulin, 1928
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Four of the 41 species of
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<emphasis box="[493,605,694,718]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="260">Hypsibius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are known from southern Africa (Table 1).
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