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(
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C, D, 5, 6, 7;
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,
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Holotype (slide C.
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); 29 paratypes (18 animals, slides C.
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to C.
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, and 11 eggs, with two embryonate, slides C.
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to C.
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).
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repository.
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38°41'31.79&quot;N;
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-group with eyes. Egg processes in the shape of inverted chalices with dentate distal disc. Egg shell slightly wrinkled (
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subgroup). Cuticle smooth with small and sparse circular pores. Pharynx with two macroplacoids (1&gt;2) and microplacoid. First macroplacoid with a deep central constriction. Mouth cavity with an almost imperceptible anterior band of very small teeth; a posterior band of teeth (ventral teeth, larger than dorsal), and three dorsal and three ventral transversal ridge-shaped teeth. Claws of moderate size with accessory points. Smooth lunules on legs IIII and dentate on hind legs. All legs with granulation. Mature males with two lateral gibbosities on hind legs.
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Description of the
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Colourless male with a body length of 470 µm (table 3). Eyes present. Cuticle smooth except for tiny granulation on all legs. Small and very sparse circular pores (diameter 0.50.8 µm) are present. Two lateral gibbosities present on hind legs (
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A; 6A, arrows). Granular nodes (
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C, arrows) corresponding to muscle attachment points are only clearly visible under DIC, arranged in a distinct pattern organised into eleven ventral and fifteen dorsal rows (
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CD). Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the
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. Mouth terminal surrounded by ten peribuccal lamellae. Buccal armature consists of three bands of teeth. The first band, in an anterior position, is almost imperceptible and consists of several rows of very small teeth. The second band comprises 34 irregular rows of granular teeth, and the third band of three almost fused dorsal and three ventral transverse, ridge-shaped teeth (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB5DAADE132C1FAE0" box="[644,715,1266,1291]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1677,1699]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573636/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Figs 6</figureCitation>
C, D arrows). Ventral teeth of the second band are larger than the dorsal teeth (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB676AC05317AFAC4" box="[296,368,1302,1327]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1677,1699]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573636/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Figs 6</figureCitation>
C, D arrows). In the third band, the ventro-median ridge-shaped tooth is shorter than the dorsomedian, which is slightly ragged, giving the impression that it has been combined from several smaller, fused teeth. Buccal tube 39.3 µm long and 6.0 µm wide (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB5C9AC4D32D1FA9C" box="[663,731,1374,1399]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1677,1699]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573636/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
C). Stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at 79.4 % of its length. Ovoid pharyngeal bulb with grain-like apophyses, two rod-shaped macroplacoids and microplacoid. The first macroplacoid is much longer than the second (1&gt;2) and has a very deep central constriction (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB38AACB5351DFA54" box="[1236,1303,1446,1471]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1677,1699]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573636/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
C, asterisk). The caudal part of the second macroplacoid has a constriction ending by a sub-spherical swelling. A small microplacoid present (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB6CCACFD31DFF9EC" box="[402,469,1518,1543]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1677,1699]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573636/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
C).
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<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C55756BB799AF013508F950" blockId="8.[151,1437,546,1903]" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">
Claws robust of the
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C55756BB6E6AF003228F9C0" box="[440,546,1555,1579]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">hufelandi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
-
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, with well-developed accessory points on main branches (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB256AF013559F9C0" box="[1288,1363,1554,1579]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1303,1325]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs of the holotype; arrows show U-shaped granular patches (A). Leg and claw I of the holotype; asterisk shows faint and slightly protruded areas (B). Egg, general view (C). Egg with detail of teeth on the processes distal discs (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573637/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Figs 7</figureCitation>
A, B). External and internal claws of similar size slightly increasing in length from the first to the fourth pair of legs. Smooth lunules are present at the base of claws on legs IIII (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB435AF4933BBF998" box="[875,945,1626,1651]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1303,1325]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs of the holotype; arrows show U-shaped granular patches (A). Leg and claw I of the holotype; asterisk shows faint and slightly protruded areas (B). Egg, general view (C). Egg with detail of teeth on the processes distal discs (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573637/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
B). On legs IV lunules are larger and with dentate margins (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB606AF6D31AAF97C" box="[344,416,1662,1687]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,1677,1699]" captionTargetBox="[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[150,1436,693,1655]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573636/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Figs 6</figureCitation>
B, arrows, 7A), and are connected by a U-shaped granular patch (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB3DDAF6D34CCF97C" box="[1155,1222,1662,1687]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1303,1325]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs of the holotype; arrows show U-shaped granular patches (A). Leg and claw I of the holotype; asterisk shows faint and slightly protruded areas (B). Egg, general view (C). Egg with detail of teeth on the processes distal discs (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573637/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
A, arrows). Faintly sclerotised and slightly protruded areas on legs IIII are present (
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB431AFB133B9F951" box="[879,947,1698,1723]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1303,1325]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs of the holotype; arrows show U-shaped granular patches (A). Leg and claw I of the holotype; asterisk shows faint and slightly protruded areas (B). Egg, general view (C). Egg with detail of teeth on the processes distal discs (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573637/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
B, asterisk) (only under DIC).
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<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C55756BB799AFD53464F884" blockId="8.[151,1437,546,1903]" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C55756BB799AFD5310BF934" bold="true" box="[199,257,1734,1759]" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Eggs</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="132D2A290C55756BB651AFD5315FF934" box="[271,341,1734,1759]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="12.[151,250,1303,1325]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetId="figure@12.[151,1436,265,1282]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="FIGURE 7. Macrobiotus halophilus sp. nov. Hind legs of the holotype; arrows show U-shaped granular patches (A). Leg and claw I of the holotype; asterisk shows faint and slightly protruded areas (B). Egg, general view (C). Egg with detail of teeth on the processes distal discs (D). All scale bars = 10 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/573637/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="458">Figs 7</figureCitation>
C, D; table 4): free laid, whitish, spherical with a diameter of 66.186.0 µm without processes and 75.795.0 µm including. Egg processes in the shape of an inverted chalice with a base diameter 4.16.3 µm, and 3.95.9 µm long. The distal discs are clearly dentate (each disc with 612 teeth which are 0.91.4 µm long). The diameter of distal discs, 3.75.6 µm, is slightly smaller than the base diameter. There are 2236 processes on the egg circumference. The inter-process egg surface is slightly wrinkled (only under DIC).
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<caption id="DF6966240C54756AB7C9A98B3240FF04" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C54756AB7C9A98B3240FF04" blockId="9.[151,1436,151,239]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB7C9A98B3107FF44" bold="true" box="[151,269,152,175]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Measurements (in µm) and
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB513A98B326BFF44" box="[589,609,152,175]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">pt</emphasis>
values of selected morphological structures for specimens of
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB24AA9843102FF24" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB64BA9AB317BFF24" bold="true" box="[277,369,184,207]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C54756AB64BA9AB317BFF24" box="[277,369,184,207]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(N—number of specimens/structures measured; SD—Standard deviation; Range refers to the smallest and largest measured structure).
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<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C54756AB7C1A81934FDF97B" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<table id="F916C40C0C548A9CB7C1A8193554F97B" box="[159,1374,266,1680]" gridcols="4" gridrows="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1A8193554FED4" box="[159,1374,266,319]" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1A81931B5FED4" box="[159,447,266,319]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">CHARACTERS</th>
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB540A8193294FED4" box="[542,670,266,319]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
µm (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB537A8183277FECB" box="[617,637,267,288]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">pt</emphasis>
)
</th>
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6A81933DFFED4" box="[760,981,266,319]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Mean ± SD (Range) (N)</th>
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB319A8193554FED4" box="[1095,1374,266,319]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Mean ± SD (Range) (N)</th>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1A8413554FE83" box="[159,1374,338,360]" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="459" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540A8413294FE83" box="[542,670,338,360]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Holotype</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6A84133DFFE83" box="[760,981,338,360]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">µm</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319A8413554FE83" box="[1095,1374,338,360]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB396A84034D6FE83" box="[1224,1244,339,360]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">pt</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1A8683554FE59" box="[159,1374,379,434]" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1A86831B5FE59" box="[159,447,379,434]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Body length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540A8683294FE59" box="[542,670,379,434]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
470 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB50DA86F329FFE79" box="[595,661,380,402]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">1195.9</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6A86833DFFE59" box="[760,981,379,434]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
369.8±54.5 (277
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4C9A86E33A8FE64" box="[919,930,381,399]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
474); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319A8683554FE59" box="[1095,1374,379,434]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB319A8683483FE7B" box="[1095,1161,379,400]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">1034.4</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3C8A86834CAFE7B" box="[1174,1216,379,400]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">99.5</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB390A8683545FE7B" box="[1230,1359,379,400]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">866.51195.9</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1A8D73554FE10" box="[159,1374,452,507]" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1A8D731B5FE10" box="[159,447,452,507]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Buccal tube length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540A8D73294FE10" box="[542,670,452,507]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">39.3 (-)</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6A8D733DFFE10" box="[760,981,452,507]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
35.7±3.4 (28.1
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D5A8D4339CFE32" box="[907,918,455,473]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
42.8); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319A8D73554FE10" box="[1095,1374,452,507]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">-</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AB1E3554FDAF" box="[159,1374,525,580]" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AB1E31B5FDAF" box="[159,447,525,580]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Buccal tube external width</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AB1E3294FDAF" box="[542,670,525,580]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
6.0 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB505AB1D328DFDCF" box="[603,647,526,548]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">15.3</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AB1E33DFFDAF" box="[760,981,525,580]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
5.2±0.7 (4.2
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBAB03339AFDC9" box="[901,912,528,546]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
6.7); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AB1E3554FDAF" box="[1095,1374,525,580]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AB1D349EFDC8" box="[1130,1172,526,547]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">14.6</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAB1D34B5FDC8" box="[1185,1215,526,547]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">0.9</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AB1D3526FDC8" box="[1229,1324,526,547]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">13.216.5</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AB443554FD65" box="[159,1374,599,654]" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AB4431B5FD65" box="[159,447,599,654]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Buccal tube internal width</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AB443294FD65" box="[542,670,599,654]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
4.5 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB502AB4B328EFD85" box="[604,644,600,622]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">11.5</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AB4433DFFD65" box="[760,981,599,654]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
4.0±0.6 (3.2
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBAB4A339AFD80" box="[901,912,601,619]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
5.2); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AB443554FD65" box="[1095,1374,599,654]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB32FAB44349DFD87" box="[1137,1175,599,620]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">11.1</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3F8AB4434CEFD87" box="[1190,1220,599,620]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">0.8</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB38CAB44352FFD87" box="[1234,1317,599,620]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">9.612.5</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1ABB33554FD3C" box="[159,1374,672,727]" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1ABB331B5FD3C" box="[159,447,672,727]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Stylet support insertion</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540ABB33294FD3C" box="[542,670,672,727]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
31.2 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FABB23287FD5C" box="[609,653,673,695]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">79.4</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6ABB333DFFD3C" box="[760,981,672,727]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
28.3±2.8 (22.6
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D5ABB0339CFD5E" box="[907,918,675,693]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
34.7); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319ABB33554FD3C" box="[1095,1374,672,727]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334ABB2349EFD5D" box="[1130,1172,673,694]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">79.2</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFABB234B5FD5D" box="[1185,1215,673,694]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">1.1</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393ABB23526FD5D" box="[1229,1324,673,694]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">77.381.1</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1ABFA3554FCCB" box="[159,1374,745,800]" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1ABFA31B5FCCB" box="[159,447,745,800]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">First macroplacoid length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540ABFA3294FCCB" box="[542,670,745,800]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
11.6 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FABF93287FCEB" box="[609,653,746,768]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">29.5</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6ABFA33DFFCCB" box="[760,981,745,800]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
9.4±1.5 (7.1
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB421ABFF3380FD15" box="[895,906,748,766]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
12.8); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319ABFA3554FCCB" box="[1095,1374,745,800]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB333ABF9349DFD14" box="[1133,1175,746,767]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">26.2</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FAABF934C8FD14" box="[1188,1218,746,767]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">1.9</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB394ABF93523FD14" box="[1226,1321,746,767]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">23.431.3</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AA203554FC81" box="[159,1374,819,874]" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AA2031B5FC81" box="[159,447,819,874]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Second macroplacoid length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AA203294FC81" box="[542,670,819,874]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
7.4 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB505AA27328DFCA1" box="[603,647,820,842]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">18.8</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AA2033DFFC81" box="[760,981,819,874]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
6.3±0.8 (4.9
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBAA25339AFCA3" box="[901,912,822,840]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
8.0); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AA203554FC81" box="[1095,1374,819,874]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AA27349EFCA2" box="[1130,1172,820,841]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">17.5</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAA2734B5FCA2" box="[1185,1215,820,841]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">1.5</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AA273526FCA2" box="[1229,1324,820,841]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">15.019.6</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AA6F3554FC58" box="[159,1374,892,947]" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AA6F31B5FC58" box="[159,447,892,947]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Microplacoid</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AA6F3294FC58" box="[542,670,892,947]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
2.6 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAA6E328AFC78" box="[609,640,893,915]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">6.6</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AA6F33DFFC58" box="[760,981,892,947]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
2.8±0.4 (2.1
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D7AA6C339EFC7A" box="[905,916,895,913]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
3.5) (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AA6F3554FC58" box="[1095,1374,892,947]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB322AA6E3490FC79" box="[1148,1178,893,914]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">7.9</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3F9AA6E34CFFC79" box="[1191,1221,893,914]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">1.0</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB38DAA6E3510FC79" box="[1235,1306,893,914]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">6.09.7</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AAD63554FC17" box="[159,1374,965,1020]" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AAD631B5FC17" box="[159,447,965,1020]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Placoid row length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AAD63294FC17" box="[542,670,965,1020]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
24.7 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAAD53287FC37" box="[609,653,966,988]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">62.8</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AAD633DFFC17" box="[760,981,965,1020]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
20.2±2.6 (15.9
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D5AADB339CFC31" box="[907,918,968,986]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
24.9); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AAD63554FC17" box="[1095,1374,965,1020]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AAD5349EFC30" box="[1130,1172,966,987]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">56.5</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAAD534B5FC30" box="[1185,1215,966,987]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">3.1</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AAD53526FC30" box="[1229,1324,966,987]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">51.562.9</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AD1C3554FBAD" box="[159,1374,1039,1094]" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AD1C31B5FBAD" box="[159,447,1039,1094]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Macroplacoid row length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AD1C3294FBAD" box="[542,670,1039,1094]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
21.0 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAD033287FBCD" box="[609,653,1040,1062]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">53.4</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AD1C33DFFBAD" box="[760,981,1039,1094]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
16.8±2.5 (12.9
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D5AD02339CFBC8" box="[907,918,1041,1059]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
21.7); (N=19)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AD1C3554FBAD" box="[1095,1374,1039,1094]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AD1C349EFBCF" box="[1130,1172,1039,1060]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">46.8</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAD1C34B5FBCF" box="[1185,1215,1039,1060]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">3.1</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AD1C3526FBCF" box="[1229,1324,1039,1060]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">41.953.4</emphasis>
); (N=19)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AD4B3554FB64" box="[159,1374,1112,1167]" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AD4B31B5FB64" box="[159,447,1112,1167]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">External claw I Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AD4B3294FB64" box="[542,670,1112,1167]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
12.6 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAD4A3287FB84" box="[609,653,1113,1135]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">32.1</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AD4B33DFFB64" box="[760,981,1112,1167]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
11.1±1.3 (8.1
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBAD48339AFB86" box="[901,912,1115,1133]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
12.8); (N=15)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AD4B3554FB64" box="[1095,1374,1112,1167]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AD4A349EFB85" box="[1130,1172,1113,1134]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">31.2</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAD4A34B5FB85" box="[1185,1215,1113,1134]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">2.1</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AD4A3526FB85" box="[1229,1324,1113,1134]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">27.335.2</emphasis>
); (N=15)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1ADB23554FB33" box="[159,1374,1185,1240]" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1ADB231B5FB33" box="[159,447,1185,1240]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540ADB23294FB33" box="[542,670,1185,1240]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
9.7 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB505ADB1328DFB53" box="[603,647,1186,1208]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">24.7</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6ADB233DFFB33" box="[760,981,1185,1240]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
8.2±1.2 (6.0
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBADB7339AFB5D" box="[901,912,1188,1206]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
9.8); (N=15)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319ADB23554FB33" box="[1095,1374,1185,1240]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334ADB1349EFB5C" box="[1130,1172,1186,1207]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">22.9</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFADB134B5FB5C" box="[1185,1215,1186,1207]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">2.4</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393ADB13526FB5C" box="[1229,1324,1186,1207]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">18.826.9</emphasis>
); (N=15)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1ADF83554FAC9" box="[159,1374,1259,1314]" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1ADF831B5FAC9" box="[159,447,1259,1314]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">External claw II Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540ADF83294FAC9" box="[542,670,1259,1314]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
12.6 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FADFF3287FAE9" box="[609,653,1260,1282]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">32.1</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6ADF833DFFAC9" box="[760,981,1259,1314]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
12.0±1.4 (9.9
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBADFD339AFAEB" box="[901,912,1262,1280]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
14.3); (N=15)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319ADF83554FAC9" box="[1095,1374,1259,1314]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334ADFF349EFAEA" box="[1130,1172,1260,1281]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">33.7</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFADFF34B5FAEA" box="[1185,1215,1260,1281]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">2.4</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393ADFF3526FAEA" box="[1229,1324,1260,1281]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">29.939.0</emphasis>
); (N=15)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AC273554FA80" box="[159,1374,1332,1387]" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AC2731B5FA80" box="[159,447,1332,1387]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AC273294FA80" box="[542,670,1332,1387]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
10.1 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAC263287FAA0" box="[609,653,1333,1355]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">25.7</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AC2733DFFA80" box="[760,981,1332,1387]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
8.6±1.0 (7.4
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB421AC243380FAA2" box="[895,906,1335,1353]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
10.5); (N=15)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AC273554FA80" box="[1095,1374,1332,1387]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AC26349EFAA1" box="[1130,1172,1333,1354]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">24.1</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAC2634B5FAA1" box="[1185,1215,1333,1354]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">2.2</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AC263526FAA1" box="[1229,1324,1333,1354]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">20.128.9</emphasis>
); (N=15)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AC6E3554FA5F" box="[159,1374,1405,1460]" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AC6E31B5FA5F" box="[159,447,1405,1460]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">External claw III Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AC6E3294FA5F" box="[542,670,1405,1460]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
13.9 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAC6D3287FA7F" box="[609,653,1406,1428]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">35.4</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AC6E33DFFA5F" box="[760,981,1405,1460]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
12.4±1.7 (9.8
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DBAC93339AFA79" box="[901,912,1408,1426]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
15.1); (N=17)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AC6E3554FA5F" box="[1095,1374,1405,1460]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AC6D349EFA78" box="[1130,1172,1406,1427]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">35.0</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAC6D34B5FA78" box="[1185,1215,1406,1427]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">3.1</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AC6D3526FA78" box="[1229,1324,1406,1427]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">30.640.7</emphasis>
); (N=17)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1ACD43554FA15" box="[159,1374,1479,1534]" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1ACD431B5FA15" box="[159,447,1479,1534]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540ACD43294FA15" box="[542,670,1479,1534]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
9.6 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB505ACDB328DFA35" box="[603,647,1480,1502]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">24.4</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6ACD433DFFA15" box="[760,981,1479,1534]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
9.0±1.4 (7.4
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4DEACDA3381FA30" box="[896,907,1481,1499]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
11.9); (N=18)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319ACD43554FA15" box="[1095,1374,1479,1534]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334ACD4349EFA37" box="[1130,1172,1479,1500]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">25.3</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFACD434B5FA37" box="[1185,1215,1479,1500]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">2.9</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393ACD43526FA37" box="[1229,1324,1479,1500]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">21.531.4</emphasis>
); (N=18)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AF033554F9AC" box="[159,1374,1552,1607]" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AF0331B5F9AC" box="[159,447,1552,1607]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Posterior claw IV Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AF033294F9AC" box="[542,670,1552,1607]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
14.2 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAF023287F9CC" box="[609,653,1553,1575]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">36.0</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AF0333DFF9AC" box="[760,981,1552,1607]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
13.4±1.5 (10.4
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D5AF00339CF9CE" box="[907,918,1555,1573]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
15.5); (N=15)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AF033554F9AC" box="[1095,1374,1552,1607]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AF02349EF9CD" box="[1130,1172,1553,1574]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">37.6</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAF0234B5F9CD" box="[1185,1215,1553,1574]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">3.1</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AF023526F9CD" box="[1229,1324,1553,1574]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">33.442.0</emphasis>
); (N=15)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C548A9CB7C1AF4A3554F97B" box="[159,1374,1625,1680]" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<th id="76F75D920C548A9CB7C1AF4A31B5F97B" box="[159,447,1625,1680]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB540AF4A3294F97B" box="[542,670,1625,1680]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
10.1 (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB53FAF493287F99B" box="[609,653,1626,1648]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">25.7</emphasis>
)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB5A6AF4A33DFF97B" box="[760,981,1625,1680]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
8.8±1.2 (6.3
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB421AF4F3380F985" box="[895,906,1628,1646]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459"></emphasis>
10.8); (N=14)
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C548A9CB319AF4A3554F97B" box="[1095,1374,1625,1680]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB334AF49349EF984" box="[1130,1172,1626,1647]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">24.8</emphasis>
±
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB3FFAF4934B5F984" box="[1185,1215,1626,1647]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">2.2</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB393AF493526F984" box="[1229,1324,1626,1647]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">21.729.7</emphasis>
); (N=14)
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="C30C65270C54756AB799AFC634C9F82E" pageId="9" pageNumber="459" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C54756AB799AFC63299F8F9" blockId="9.[151,1436,1749,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB799AFC63131F905" bold="true" box="[199,315,1749,1774]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Remarks.</emphasis>
Measurements and statistics of structures obtained for specimens of the new species are provided in table 3, and raw data as Supplementary Files.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C54756AB799AE0E3427F849" blockId="9.[151,1436,1749,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
Acetic-orcein stained specimens showed that the presence of gibbosities on legs IV was restricted to mature males with testis having spermatogonia, spermatids and spermatozoa (
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B, 6A). Thus, in accordance to the observations of Rebecchi &amp; Bertolani (1994) on
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C54756AB584AE76338AF895" box="[730,896,1893,1918]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="459" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="family">Macrobiotidae</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4D1AE753425F896" box="[911,1071,1893,1917]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be considered a dioecious species, and the presence of gibbosities on hind legs a secondary sexual character.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C54756AB799AEBD34C9F82E" blockId="9.[151,1436,1749,1990]" box="[199,1219,1965,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">
In the same sample,
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB6F2AEBD3242F82E" box="[428,584,1965,1989]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB511AEBE32ABF82D" bold="true" box="[591,673,1965,1990]" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
was found jointly with
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C54756AB4EDAEBE34B6F82E" box="[947,1212,1965,1989]" class="Polychaeta" family="Aphroditidae" genus="Milnesium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="9" pageNumber="459" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="tardigradum">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C54756AB4EDAEBE34B6F82E" box="[947,1212,1965,1989]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="459">Milnesium tardigradum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C30C65270C577569B799A98433D4FF13" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C577569B799A98433D4FF13" blockId="10.[151,1436,151,248]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B799A9843144FF5B" bold="true" box="[199,334,151,176]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">Etymology.</emphasis>
The name
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B68CA98B3242FF5B" box="[466,584,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, from the Greek
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B44CA98B334EFF5B" box="[786,836,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">halo</emphasis>
= salt +
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B4EEA98B33FBFF5B" box="[944,1009,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">philia</emphasis>
(a Latin transliteration of the Greek, meaning “friendship”) is attributed to the organisms that exhibit tolerance to high concentrations of salt and can grow under saline conditions, as it seems to be the case of the new species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C577569B7C9AF0A3160F987" blockId="10.[151,1436,1561,1644]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B7C9AF0A311CF9C5" bold="true" box="[151,278,1561,1583]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B67FAF0A321DF9C4" box="[289,535,1561,1583]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B67FAF0A321DF9C4" box="[289,535,1561,1583]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B57FAF0A327FF9C5" bold="true" box="[545,629,1561,1582]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
paratype: habitus (A) Scale bar = 50 µm. Testis with spermatogonia (star), spermatids (arrowhead) and spermatozoa (asterisk) (B). Dorsal cuticle; arrows show muscle attachment points (C). All scale bars (B, C) = 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C30C65270C57756EB799AF8730EAFB3D" lastPageId="13" lastPageNumber="463" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C577569B799AF8730DCF88A" blockId="10.[151,1436,1684,1961]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B799AF8731C5F946" bold="true" box="[199,463,1684,1709]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
Within the
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B506AF863353F946" box="[600,857,1685,1709]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="hufelandi">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B506AF863353F946" box="[600,857,1685,1709]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">Macrobiotus hufelandi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group, the
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B480AF853479F946" box="[990,1139,1685,1709]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="persimilis">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B480AF853479F946" box="[990,1139,1685,1709]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
subgroup are species that lay free eggs with processes in the shape of an inverted chalice that have smooth or wrinkled (but without pores or dots) chorion surface. Six species, excluding the new species, can be attributed to the
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B336AFCD34F7F91E" box="[1128,1277,1757,1781]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="persimilis">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B336AFCD34F7F91E" box="[1128,1277,1757,1781]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
subgroup:
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B223AFCD3213F8F2" authority="Binda &amp; Pilato, 1972" authorityName="Binda &amp; Pilato" authorityYear="1972" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="persimilis">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B223AFCD310FF8F2" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. persimilis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C577569B64DAE123213F8F2" author="Binda" box="[275,537,1793,1818]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" refString="Binda, M. G. &amp; Pilato, G. (1972) Tardigradi muscicoli di Sicilia (IV nota). Bollettino Sedute Accademia Gioenia di Scienze Naturali, Catania, 11, 47 - 60." type="journal article" year="1972">Binda &amp; Pilato, 1972</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B572AE113399F8F2" authority="Maucci, 1988" authorityName="Maucci" authorityYear="1988" box="[556,915,1793,1818]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="patagonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B572AE1132EBF8F2" box="[556,737,1794,1817]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. patagonicus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C577569B5B1AE123399F8F2" author="Maucci" box="[751,915,1793,1818]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" refString="Maucci, W. (1988) Tardigrada from Patagonia (Southern South America) with description of three new species. Revista Chilena de Entomologia, 16, 5 - 13." type="journal article" year="1988">Maucci, 1988</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B4F8AE113435F8F2" box="[934,1087,1793,1817]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B4F8AE113435F8F2" box="[934,1087,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B30AAE11316FF8D6" authority="Kaczmarek &amp; Michalczyk, 2004" authorityName="Kaczmarek &amp; Michalczyk" authorityYear="2004" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B30AAE1134E1F8F2" box="[1108,1259,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. marlenae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C577569B3A7AE12316FF8D6" author="Kaczmarek" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" refString="Kaczmarek, L. &amp; Michalczyk, L. (2004) New records of Tardigrada from Cyprus with a description of the new species Macrobiotus marlenae (hufelandi group) (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Genus, 15 (1), 141 - 152." type="journal article" year="2004">Kaczmarek &amp; Michalczyk, 2004</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B62FAE353386F8D6" authority="Kaczmarek &amp; Michalczyk, 2009" authorityName="Kaczmarek &amp; Michalczyk" authorityYear="2009" box="[369,908,1829,1854]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="kazmierskii">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B62FAE35321FF8D6" box="[369,533,1829,1853]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. kazmierskii</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C577569B543AE363386F8D6" author="Kaczmarek" box="[541,908,1829,1854]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" refString="Kaczmarek, L. &amp; Michalczyk, L. (2009) Two new species of Macrobiotidae, Macrobiotus szeptyckii (harmsworthi group) and Macrobiotus kazmierskii (hufelandi group) from Argentina. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 52 B (1 - 2), 87 - 99. https: // doi. org / 10.3409 / azc. 52 b _ 1 - 2.87 - 99" type="journal article" year="2009">Kaczmarek &amp; Michalczyk, 2009</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B49AAE3530D9F88A" authority="Meyer, Domingue &amp; Hinton, 2014" authorityName="Meyer, Domingue &amp; Hinton" authorityYear="2014" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="anemone">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B49AAE353444F8D6" box="[964,1102,1830,1853]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. anemone</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C577569B308AE3530D9F88A" author="Meyer" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" refString="Meyer, H. A., Domingue, M. N. &amp; Hinton, J. G. (2014) Tardigrada of the West Gulf Plain, with descriptions of two new species from Louisiana. Southeastern Naturalist, 13 (Special Issue 5), 117 - 130." type="journal article" year="2014">Meyer, Domingue &amp; Hinton, 2014</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C577569B799AE7E3124F842" blockId="10.[151,1436,1684,1961]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">
The dentate lunules on hind legs make
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B5DEAE7D3316F86E" box="[640,796,1901,1925]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B5DEAE7D3316F86E" box="[640,796,1901,1925]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B47AAE7E3374F86D" bold="true" box="[804,894,1901,1926]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C577569B47AAE7E3374F86D" box="[804,894,1901,1926]" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
most similar to
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B368AE7D34C0F86E" box="[1078,1226,1901,1925]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B387AE7D3566F86E" box="[1241,1388,1901,1925]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B387AE7D3566F86E" box="[1241,1388,1901,1925]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C577569B7C9AE813124F842" box="[151,302,1937,1961]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="460">
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C577569B7C9AE813123F842" box="[151,297,1937,1961]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="460" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">M. marlenae</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6966240C567568B7C9A98B310EFF04" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C567568B7C9A98B310EFF04" blockId="11.[151,1436,151,239]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B7C9A98B3107FF44" bold="true" box="[151,269,152,175]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
Measurements (in µm) of selected morphological structures for eggs of
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C567568B369A9843530FF44" box="[1079,1338,151,175]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B369A9843530FF44" box="[1079,1338,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B21DA98B3596FF44" bold="true" box="[1347,1436,152,175]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C567568B21DA98B3596FF44" box="[1347,1436,152,175]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(N—number of eggs/structures measured; SD—Standard deviation; Range refers to the smallest and largest measured structure).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C567568B7C1A819341AFE2D" blockId="11.[159,1084,266,619]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">Characteristics of the eggs Mean ± SD (Range; N) Diameter without processes 76.6± 5.5 (66.186.0; 11) Diameter with processes 87.7 ± 5.4 (75.795.0; 11) Number processes on circumference 28.5 ± 4,5 (2236; 11) Processes base 4,9± 0.6 (4.16,3; 29)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C567568B7C1A8C9341AFE04" blockId="11.[159,1084,266,619]" box="[159,1040,473,495]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">Processes length 4,8± 0.5 (3.95.9; 29)</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C56756FB7C1AB1131E2FF3F" blockId="11.[159,1084,266,619]" lastBlockId="12.[151,1436,151,213]" lastPageId="12" lastPageNumber="462" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
Diameter of processes distal disc 4.5 ± 0.5 (3.75.6; 31) Distance between processes 3.8 ± 0.8 (2.05.7; 30) Number of teeth on the process disc 9.4± 1.5 (612; 19) The new species clearly differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C567568B5DAAE583312F889" box="[644,792,1866,1890]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B5DAAE583312F889" box="[644,792,1866,1890]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">M. marlenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by: 1. the presence of a longer first macroplacoid (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B2D8AE58310DF86D" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
pt
<quantity id="4CEE9B490C567568B7C9AE7D310DF86D" box="[151,263,1902,1926]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.9469" metricValueMax="7.9502" metricValueMin="5.9436" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" unit="in" value="27.35" valueMax="31.3" valueMin="23.4">23.431.3</quantity>
</emphasis>
in the new species;
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B6A9AE7C328CF86D" box="[503,646,1902,1926]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
pt
<quantity id="4CEE9B490C567568B548AE7D328CF86D" box="[534,646,1902,1926]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.991099999999999" metricValueMax="5.6388" metricValueMin="4.3434" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" unit="in" value="19.65" valueMax="22.2" valueMin="17.1">17.122.2</quantity>
</emphasis>
in
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B5F1AE7C334BF86D" box="[687,833,1902,1926]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">M. marlenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); 2. laying eggs with more numerous egg processes (22
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B7E2AE8030C0F841" box="[188,202,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461"></emphasis>
36 processes in the circumference in the new species;
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B478AE803333F841" box="[806,825,1939,1962]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">c.</emphasis>
<quantity id="4CEE9B490C567568B41EAE813373F840" box="[832,889,1938,1963]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.064" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" unit="in" value="16.0">16 in</quantity>
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C567568B421AE803404F841" box="[895,1038,1938,1962]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B421AE803404F841" box="[895,1038,1938,1962]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">M. marlenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), smaller (process base 4.16.3 µm and process length 3.95.9 µm in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C567568B562AEA432D4F825" box="[572,734,1974,1998]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B562AEA432D4F825" box="[572,734,1974,1998]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B5B2AEA53346F824" bold="true" box="[748,844,1974,1999]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C567568B5B2AEA53346F824" box="[748,844,1974,1999]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, and respectively 6.56.9 and 8.48.8 µm in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C567568B223AEA4310BF819" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B223AEA4310BF819" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">M. marlenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); 3. the egg processes having smooth surfaces in the new species, (with a series of undulations beneath the terminal discs in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB6D0A98A322BFF5B" box="[398,545,152,176]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB6D0A98A322BFF5B" box="[398,545,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. marlenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and 4. smaller terminal discs (3.75.6 µm in diameter in the new species; 9.511.4 µm in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB616A9AE31D2FF3F" box="[328,472,188,212]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="marlenae">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB616A9AE31D2FF3F" box="[328,472,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. marlenae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C567568B7C9AF9E31BEF8F6" blockId="11.[151,1436,1676,1821]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B7C9AF9E311CF949" bold="true" box="[151,278,1677,1699]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B67EAF9F321CF949" box="[288,534,1676,1698]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C567568B57EAF9E327EF949" bold="true" box="[544,628,1677,1698]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C567568B57EAF9E327EF949" box="[544,628,1677,1698]" pageId="11" pageNumber="461" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Hind legs and claws IV of a paratype; arrows show lateral gibbosities, and asterisk shows testis (A). Holotype: claws IV; arrows show lunules with dentate margin, and asterisk indicates cuticle granulation (B). Buccal apparatus of a paratype in dorsal view; arrow shows posterior bands of dorsal teeth, and asterisk shows constriction of macroplacoid I (C). Buccal apparatus of the same paratype in ventral view; arrow shows posterior bands of teeth (D). All scale bars = 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C51756FB7C9AC0432BDFA81" blockId="12.[151,1436,1303,1386]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB7C9AC043119FAC7" bold="true" box="[151,275,1303,1325]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">FIGURE 7.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB644AC043206FAC6" box="[282,524,1303,1325]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB644AC043206FAC6" box="[282,524,1303,1325]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB54DAC043269FAC7" bold="true" box="[531,611,1303,1324]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C51756FB54DAC043269FAC7" box="[531,611,1303,1324]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
Hind legs of the holotype; arrows show U-shaped granular patches (A). Leg and claw I of the holotype; asterisk shows faint and slightly protruded areas (B). Egg, general view (C). Egg with detail of teeth on the processes distal discs (D). All scale bars = 10 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C51756FB799AC843505FA1C" blockId="12.[151,1436,1431,1924]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
While the eggs of
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB6CFAC8B3226FA44" box="[401,556,1431,1455]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB6CFAC8B3226FA44" box="[401,556,1431,1455]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB56DAC843281FA5B" bold="true" box="[563,651,1431,1456]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C51756FB56DAC843281FA5B" box="[563,651,1431,1456]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are very similar to the eggs of
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB4BCAC8B347FFA44" box="[994,1141,1431,1455]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="persimilis">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB4BCAC8B347FFA44" box="[994,1141,1431,1455]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, adult specimens differ by the narrower buccal tube of the new species (
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB5E9ACAF3331FA38" box="[695,827,1467,1491]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
pt
<quantity id="4CEE9B490C51756FB587ACA83331FA38" box="[729,827,1467,1491]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8067" metricValueMax="3.175" metricValueMin="2.4384" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" unit="in" value="11.05" valueMax="12.5" valueMin="9.6">9.612.5</quantity>
</emphasis>
in the new species;
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB36AACAF34CCFA38" box="[1076,1222,1467,1491]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
pt
<quantity id="4CEE9B490C51756FB308ACA834CCFA38" box="[1110,1222,1467,1491]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.2418" metricValueMax="5.1562" metricValueMin="3.3274" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" unit="in" value="16.7" valueMax="20.3" valueMin="13.1">13.120.3</quantity>
</emphasis>
in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB3ADACAF3581FA38" box="[1267,1419,1467,1491]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="persimilis">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB3ADACAF3581FA38" box="[1267,1419,1467,1491]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), granulation on legs IIII (lacking in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB570ACF332C8FA1C" box="[558,706,1503,1527]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="persimilis">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB570ACF332C8FA1C" box="[558,706,1503,1527]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and much smaller and less evident cuticular pores.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C51756FB799AF10350CF86F" blockId="12.[151,1436,1431,1924]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB799AF1031C0F9F0" box="[199,458,1539,1563]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB799AF1031C0F9F0" box="[199,458,1539,1563]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">Macrobiotus polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the most similar species and shares with
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB4E7AF17345FF9F0" box="[953,1109,1539,1563]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB4E7AF17345FF9F0" box="[953,1109,1539,1563]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB303AF1034BDF9F7" bold="true" box="[1117,1207,1539,1564]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C51756FB303AF1034BDF9F7" box="[1117,1207,1539,1564]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
the presence of two lateral gibbosities on the hind legs. In
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB51AAF3B32EAF9D4" box="[580,736,1575,1599]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB51AAF3B32EAF9D4" box="[580,736,1575,1599]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB5B9AF34334BF9AB" bold="true" box="[743,833,1575,1600]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C51756FB5B9AF34334BF9AB" box="[743,833,1575,1600]" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
these gibbosities are only exhibited by mature males, representing a secondary sexual character (Rebecchi &amp; Bertolani 1994). Thus, the new species can be considered amphimictic. According to the description of
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB59DAF633357F96C" box="[707,861,1647,1671]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
these gibbosities were present in all examined specimens, which would suggested a parthenogenetic mode of reproduction; unless all the examined specimens of
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB7C9AFAB3121F924" box="[151,299,1719,1743]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB7C9AFAB3121F924" box="[151,299,1719,1743]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were males. The aspect this character, therefore, needs to be confirmed for
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB3C6AFAB3527F924" box="[1176,1325,1719,1743]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB3C6AFAB3527F924" box="[1176,1325,1719,1743]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The two species can be distinguished by: 1. the presence of strongly granulated legs IIII in the new species (cuticle on legs IIII in
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C51756FB7A8AE133187F8FC" box="[246,397,1791,1815]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="12" pageNumber="462" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB7A8AE133187F8FC" box="[246,397,1791,1815]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is smooth); 2. having less abundant and smaller circular cuticular pores (0.50.8 µm in diameter in the new species; circular or elliptical, 1.0x2.0 µm, in
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C51756FB4E2AE37345FF8D0" box="[956,1109,1827,1851]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="462">M. polonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); and 3. via morphometric differences - despite the small sample size, after normalising for buccal tube length, the buccal tube is significantly wider in the new species; claws are consistently longer, and placoids are slightly shorter (see table 5).
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF6966240C50756EB7C9A98B336EFEE4" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C50756EB7C9A98B336EFEE4" blockId="13.[151,1436,151,271]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB7C9A98B3101FF44" bold="true" box="[151,267,152,175]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">TABLE 5.</emphasis>
Comparison of the normalised dimension for some structures of
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB49AA98434C9FF44" box="[964,1219,151,175]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB397A98B3515FF44" bold="true" box="[1225,1311,152,175]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C50756EB397A98B3515FF44" box="[1225,1311,152,175]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(n=19) and
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C50756EB7C9A9AB31E6FF24" authority="Pilato et al., 2003" authorityName="Pilato et al." authorityYear="2003" box="[151,492,183,207]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="polonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB7C9A9AB3129FF24" box="[151,291,183,207]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">M. polonicus</emphasis>
Pilato
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB62CA9AB31A8FF24" box="[370,418,183,207]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al</emphasis>
., 2003
</taxonomicName>
(n=15). Parameters of Thorpe normalisation:
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB4BEA9AB33F1FF24" box="[992,1019,184,207]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">a*</emphasis>
= Y-intercept of the regression line of the Thorpe normalised structure versus buccal tube length;
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB450A9C43311FF04" box="[782,795,215,239]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">b</emphasis>
= allometric exponent (values in bold indicate allometry);
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB2D0A9CB30BCFEE4" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">p = t</emphasis>
-test probability (values in bold indicate significant differences).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C50756EB50EA8383111FBCF" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<table id="F916C40C0C508A9CB7C9A8393562FBCF" box="[151,1384,298,1060]" gridcols="4" gridrows="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9A8393562FEAB" box="[151,1384,298,320]" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EA83932E5FEAB" box="[592,751,298,320]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C50756EB50EA83832D7FEAB" box="[592,733,298,320]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="halophilus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB50EA83832D7FEAB" box="[592,733,298,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">M. halophilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EA839346BFEAB" box="[960,1121,298,320]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C50756EB49EA8383441FEAB" box="[960,1099,298,320]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="pollonicus">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB49EA8383441FEAB" box="[960,1099,298,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">M. pollonicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB271A8393562FEAB" box="[1327,1384,298,320]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB271A838353CFEAB" box="[1327,1334,299,320]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">t</emphasis>
-test
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9A8473562FE81" box="[151,1384,340,362]" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9A847323EFE81" box="[151,564,340,362]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">CHARACTERS</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EA84732E5FE81" box="[592,751,340,362]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">a* b</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EA847346BFE81" box="[960,1121,340,362]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">a* b</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271A8473562FE81" box="[1327,1384,340,362]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">p</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9A86E3562FE78" box="[151,1384,381,403]" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9A86E323EFE78" box="[151,564,381,403]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Buccal tube external width</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EA86E32E5FE78" box="[592,751,381,403]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">5.1 1.1</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EA86E346BFE78" box="[960,1121,381,403]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">5.0 1.1</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271A86E3562FE78" box="[1327,1384,381,403]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB271A86E3562FE79" bold="true" box="[1327,1384,381,402]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.009</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9A8B53562FE57" box="[151,1384,422,444]" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9A8B5323EFE57" box="[151,564,422,444]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Stylet support insertion</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EA8B532E5FE57" box="[592,751,422,444]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">28.2 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EA8B5346BFE57" box="[960,1121,422,444]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">28.1 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271A8B53562FE57" box="[1327,1384,422,444]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.267</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9A8C33562FE0D" box="[151,1384,464,486]" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9A8C3323EFE0D" box="[151,564,464,486]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">First macroplacoid length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EA8C332E5FE0D" box="[592,751,464,486]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
9.2
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB591A8C332E4FE0E" bold="true" box="[719,750,464,485]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">1.4</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EA8C3346BFE0D" box="[960,1121,464,486]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">10.9 1.4</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271A8C33562FE0D" box="[1327,1384,464,486]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.729</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9A8EA3562FDE4" box="[151,1384,505,527]" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9A8EA323EFDE4" box="[151,564,505,527]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Second macroplacoid length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EA8EA32E5FDE4" box="[592,751,505,527]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">6.2 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EA8EA346BFDE4" box="[960,1121,505,527]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
7.1
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB31FA8EA346AFDE5" bold="true" box="[1089,1120,505,526]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">1.6</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271A8EA3562FDE4" box="[1327,1384,505,527]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.603</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AB313562FDD3" box="[151,1384,546,568]" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AB31323EFDD3" box="[151,564,546,568]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Microplacoid</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAB3132E5FDD3" box="[592,751,546,568]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">2.9 0.8</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAB31346BFDD3" box="[960,1121,546,568]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
3.7
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB31FAB31346AFDDC" bold="true" box="[1089,1120,546,567]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">2.7</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AB313562FDD3" box="[1327,1384,546,568]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.282</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AB5F3562FD89" box="[151,1384,588,610]" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AB5F323EFD89" box="[151,564,588,610]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Macroplacoid row length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAB5F32E5FD89" box="[592,751,588,610]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
16.5
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB591AB5F32E4FD8A" bold="true" box="[719,750,588,609]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">1.4</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAB5F346BFD89" box="[960,1121,588,610]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
18.8
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB31FAB5F346AFD8A" bold="true" box="[1089,1120,588,609]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">1.6</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AB5F3562FD89" box="[1327,1384,588,610]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.445</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AB663562FD60" box="[151,1384,629,651]" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AB66323EFD60" box="[151,564,629,651]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">External claw I Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAB6632E5FD60" box="[592,751,629,651]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">11.4 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAB66346BFD60" box="[960,1121,629,651]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
9.9
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB31FAB66346AFD61" bold="true" box="[1089,1120,629,650]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.6</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AB663562FD60" box="[1327,1384,629,651]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB271AB663562FD61" bold="true" box="[1327,1384,629,650]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.025</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AB8D3562FD5F" box="[151,1384,670,692]" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AB8D323EFD5F" box="[151,564,670,692]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAB8D32E5FD5F" box="[592,751,670,692]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">8.3 1.1</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAB8D346BFD5F" box="[960,1121,670,692]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">7.5 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AB8D3562FD5F" box="[1327,1384,670,692]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.068</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9ABDB3562FD35" box="[151,1384,712,734]" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9ABDB323EFD35" box="[151,564,712,734]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">External claw II Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EABDB32E5FD35" box="[592,751,712,734]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">12.1 0.9</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EABDB346BFD35" box="[960,1121,712,734]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
10.7
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB31FABDB346AFD36" bold="true" box="[1089,1120,712,733]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.6</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271ABDB3562FD35" box="[1327,1384,712,734]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB271ABDB3562FD36" bold="true" box="[1327,1384,712,733]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.014</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9ABE23562FCEC" box="[151,1384,753,775]" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9ABE2323EFCEC" box="[151,564,753,775]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EABE232E5FCEC" box="[592,751,753,775]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">8.5 0.7</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EABE2346BFCEC" box="[960,1121,753,775]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">7.8 0.7</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271ABE23562FCEC" box="[1327,1384,753,775]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB271ABE23562FCED" bold="true" box="[1327,1384,753,774]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.034</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AA093562FCDB" box="[151,1384,794,816]" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AA09323EFCDB" box="[151,564,794,816]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">External claw III Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAA0932E5FCDB" box="[592,751,794,816]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">12.6 1.1</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAA09346BFCDB" box="[960,1121,794,816]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">11.3 0.8</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AA093562FCDB" box="[1327,1384,794,816]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.051</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AA573562FCB1" box="[151,1384,836,858]" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AA57323EFCB1" box="[151,564,836,858]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAA5732E5FCB1" box="[592,751,836,858]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">8.9 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAA57346BFCB1" box="[960,1121,836,858]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">7.8 1.2</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AA573562FCB1" box="[1327,1384,836,858]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.079</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AA7E3562FC68" box="[151,1384,877,899]" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AA7E323EFC68" box="[151,564,877,899]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">External claw IV Primary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAA7E32E5FC68" box="[592,751,877,899]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">13.7 0.9</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAA7E346BFC68" box="[960,1121,877,899]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">12.5 0.9</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AA7E3562FC68" box="[1327,1384,877,899]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.158</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AA853562FC47" box="[151,1384,918,940]" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AA85323EFC47" box="[151,564,918,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Secondary branch length</th>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB50EAA8532E5FC47" box="[592,751,918,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">9.1 1.1</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB49EAA85346BFC47" box="[960,1121,918,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">8.3 1.0</td>
<td id="76F75D920C508A9CB271AA853562FC47" box="[1327,1384,918,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">0.132</td>
</tr>
<tr id="352634EE0C508A9CB7C9AD193562FBCF" box="[151,1384,1034,1060]" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="76F75D920C508A9CB7C9AD19323EFBCF" box="[151,564,1034,1060]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Discussion</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C50756EB7C9AD4230EAFB3D" blockId="13.[151,1437,1105,2030]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
Lichens are very common habitats for tardigrades in terrestrial environments (
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, Nelson
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2015) but, the strong influence of marine environment on the supralittoral certainly transform them into a very distinct transitional habitat that may require specific adaptations for organisms to survive (see
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Møbjerg
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB391AD893508FB5A" box="[1231,1282,1177,1201]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C50756EB799ADF231DDFB12" box="[199,471,1249,1273]" class="Polychaeta" family="Aphroditidae" genus="Milnesium" kingdom="Animalia" order="Phyllodocida" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" phylum="Annelida" rank="species" species="tardigradum">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB799ADF231DDFB12" box="[199,471,1249,1273]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Milnesium tardigradum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, also recorded from the supralittoral zone (
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C50756EB4B2ADF234B6FB11" author="King" box="[1004,1212,1249,1274]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" refString="King, P. E., Fordy, M. R. &amp; Morgan, C. I. (1981) The marine flora and fauna of the Isles of Scilly. Tardigrada. Journal of Natural History, 15 (1), 145 - 150." type="journal article" year="1981">
King
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB36AADF13466FB12" box="[1076,1132,1249,1273]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al</emphasis>
. 1981
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), and
<taxonomicName id="4C164D2F0C50756EB250ADF2310BFAF6" ID-CoL="3X2T2" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="hufelandi">
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB250ADF2310BFAF6" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Macrobiotus hufelandi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(both considered as
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB6A5AC15327AFAF6" box="[507,624,1285,1309]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">senso lato</emphasis>
) are eurytopic species (Nelson
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB4B6AC15342FFAF6" box="[1000,1061,1285,1309]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al.</emphasis>
2015) and had previously been considered cosmopolitan (
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,
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,
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). However, with the advances in tardigrade taxonomy, those species have been split into many similar species (
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,
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,
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Michalczyk
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB566AC61327CFA62" box="[568,630,1393,1417]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al.</emphasis>
2012
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). In this study, we found a
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB347AC623485FA62" box="[1049,1167,1393,1417]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Milnesium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species for which the morphological attributes perfectly match those of
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB597AC853376FA46" box="[713,892,1429,1453]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">M. tardigradum</emphasis>
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(
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB4D2AC853410FA46" box="[908,1050,1430,1453]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">senso stricto</emphasis>
, as re-described by
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Michalczyk
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB2D6AC8530BEFA3A" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al.</emphasis>
2012
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). Our new species,
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB68EACAA32D1FA3A" box="[464,731,1465,1489]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Macrobiotus halophilus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB5BDACAA3349FA39" bold="true" box="[739,835,1465,1490]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
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,
</emphasis>
is the seventh species to be described as belonging to the
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB79EACCD3159FA1E" box="[192,339,1501,1525]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">M. persimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
subgroup within the
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB51CACCD32DBFA1E" box="[578,721,1501,1525]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">M. hufelandi</emphasis>
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group.
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB799AF1131F3F9F2" box="[199,505,1537,1561]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has also been reported from the supralittoral zone (
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King
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB3C2AF1134C5F9F2" box="[1180,1231,1537,1561]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al</emphasis>
. 1981
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) and has a broad geographical distribution (
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C50756EB4D6AF35343FF9D5" author="McInnes" box="[904,1077,1574,1598]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" refString="McInnes, S. J. (1994) Zoogeographic distribution of terrestrial / freshwater tardigrades from current literature. Journal of Natural History, 28, 257 - 352." type="journal article" year="1994">McInnes 1994</bibRefCitation>
,
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/98). This is a xerophilous species that is of small size, has a thick tuberculated and pigmented cuticle, and a great ability for tun formation. These are all adaptations that offer UV protection, and provide survival mechanisms for coping with desiccation, and fluctuations in temperature and salinity (see
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). It is therefore suitably adapted to survive the extreme environmental conditions imposed on the flora and fauna of the supralittoral zone.
</paragraph>
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Our description of a new
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB6B7AFC93274F91A" box="[489,638,1754,1777]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Ramazzottius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species from the supralittoral zone now questions the identification of previous records of
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB620AFED3239F8FE" box="[382,563,1789,1813]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">R. oberhaeuseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from similar habitats and we suggest these records should be re-examined.
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB7C9AE31319BF8D2" box="[151,401,1825,1849]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Ramazzottius littoreus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB6C5AE3231FDF8D1" bold="true" box="[411,503,1825,1850]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A25157C50C50756EB6C5AE3231FDF8D1" box="[411,503,1825,1850]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is not the only
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB5F1AE31334EF8D2" box="[687,836,1826,1849]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">Ramazzottius</emphasis>
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species from the supralittoral zone. Another coastal species,
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB7ABAE55316AF8B6" box="[245,352,1862,1885]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">R. rupeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(also similar to
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB548AE5532C2F8B6" box="[534,712,1861,1885]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">R. oberhaeuseri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), was collected from lichen on a rock
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from the coast of the Barents Sea and
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above sea level (
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). These results confirm the reports by several authors that
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<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB2DAAE793120F84E" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">R. oberhaeuseri</emphasis>
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is a complex of species (e.g.
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C50756EB5DDAE9E3317F84D" author="Biserov" box="[643,797,1933,1958]" pageId="13" pageNumber="463" refString="Biserov, V. I. (1997 / 98) Tardigrades of the Caucasus with a taxonomic analysis of the genus Ramazzottius (Parachela: Hypsibiidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 236, 139 - 159." type="book chapter" year="1997">Biserov 1997</bibRefCitation>
/98,
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Kaczmarek
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB486AE9D3419F84E" box="[984,1043,1933,1957]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al.</emphasis>
2006
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,
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Pilato
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C50756EB3F0AE9D34E2F84E" box="[1198,1256,1933,1957]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="463">et al.</emphasis>
2013
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,
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), each with narrow ecological requirements and strictly adapted to limited environmental conditions.
</paragraph>
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For taxonomic purposes, special attention to the pattern of muscle arrangement has been given in this study. It has been shown that the muscular architecture and the patterns of muscle arrangement are very similar among all eutardigrades, especially the ventral muscle group anatomy (
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C53756DB40CA9AF34D9FF3F" author="Schmidt-Rhaesa" box="[850,1235,188,213]" pageId="14" pageNumber="464" refString="Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. &amp; Kulessa, J. (2007) Muscular architecture of Milnesium tardigradum and Hypsibius sp. (Eutardigrada, Tardigrada) with some data on Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri. Zoomorphology, 126, 265 - 281. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / s 00435 - 007 - 0046 - 0" type="journal article" year="2007">Schmidt-Rhaesa &amp; Kulessa 2007</bibRefCitation>
;
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Marchioro
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C53756DB23FA9AE359FFF3F" box="[1377,1429,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="464">et al</emphasis>
. 2013
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). However, according to
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Marchioro
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C53756DB5D6A9F232B5FF13" box="[648,703,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="464">et al</emphasis>
. (2013)
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, the dorsal muscle group does show species specific differences, which concurs with the results of this study. This potentially useful taxonomic character of muscle arrangement pattern is not available for most of the known eutardigrade species, and the value of this character should be explored in the future.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C53756DB799A87C3572FE1E" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="464">
Finally, our results indicate that supralittoral lichens are habitats for both marine and limnoterrestrial tardigrades (e.g.
<bibRefCitation id="EF874B5D0C53756DB603A887320CFE47" author="Kinchin" box="[349,518,404,429]" pageId="14" pageNumber="464" refString="Kinchin, I. M. (1992) An introduction to the invertebrate microfauna associated with mosses and lichens with observation from maritime lichens on the west coast of the British Isles. Microscopy, 36, 721 - 731." type="journal article" year="1992">Kinchin, 1992</bibRefCitation>
;
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Kaczmarek
<emphasis id="B962EABE0C53756DB5FFA88632D4FE47" box="[673,734,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="464">et al.</emphasis>
2015
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), and could harbour a very specific tardigrade fauna. However, further studies on the diversity of tardigrades in supralittoral lichens from a variety of regions is required before a more detailed analysis can be made of the habitat
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and the uniqueness of the species compositions.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BA936AC0C53756DB799A8EC3219FDD7" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,573]" pageId="14" pageNumber="464">With the description of these two new species, the number of limnoterrestrial tardigrades species from the Iberian Peninsula is raised to 127.</paragraph>
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