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<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653AFFE12ED2728EFCC4F4AD" box="[672,775,1209,1236]" captionStart-0="Fig" captionStart-1="Fig" captionStart-2="Fig" captionStart-3="Fig" captionStart-4="Fig" captionStart-5="Fig" captionStartId-0="4.[191,234,1958,1984]" captionStartId-1="6.[189,232,1885,1911]" captionStartId-2="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionStartId-3="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionStartId-4="9.[189,232,1826,1852]" captionStartId-5="10.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox-0="[189,1398,918,1918]" captionTargetBox-1="[189,1398,758,1831]" captionTargetBox-2="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetBox-3="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetBox-4="[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetBox-5="[190,1398,265,1881]" captionTargetId-0="figure-252@4.[189,1399,918,1918]" captionTargetId-1="figure-169@6.[189,1398,758,1832]" captionTargetId-2="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId-3="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId-4="figure-13@9.[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetId-5="figure-12@10.[190,1398,265,1881]" captionTargetPageId-0="4" captionTargetPageId-1="6" captionTargetPageId-2="7" captionTargetPageId-3="8" captionTargetPageId-4="9" captionTargetPageId-5="10" captionText-0="Fig. 1. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., total view. A. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). Dorso-ventral view, PhC. B. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Lateral view in SEM. Scale bars = 50 µm." captionText-1="Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. BD. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm." captionText-2="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." captionText-3="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." captionText-4="Fig. 5. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., eggs. AF. Paratype (SPbU 256(15)). GI. Paratype (SPbU 256(4)). A. Total view of the egg surface, PhC. B. Total view of the optical section of the embryonated egg, PhC. CD. Details of the egg surface, DIC, PhC. E. Optical section of the egg process, black arrowhead indicates pore, DIC. FI. Optical sections of different egg processes, black arrowheads indicate collar, PhC. Scale bars: AB = 20 µm; CD = 10 µm; EI = 5 µm." captionText-5="Fig. 6. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Eggs. AC. Total view of the egg, SEM. DF. Details of the egg surface, white arrowheads indicate pores above the collar, white arrows indicate pores below the collar, SEM. Scale bars: AC = 20 µm; DF = 5 µm." figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628082" figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628084" figureDoi-2="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" figureDoi-3="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" figureDoi-4="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628092" figureDoi-5="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628096" httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/5628082/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/5628084/files/figure.png" httpUri-2="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" httpUri-3="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" httpUri-4="https://zenodo.org/record/5628092/files/figure.png" httpUri-5="https://zenodo.org/record/5628096/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">Figs 16</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653AFFE12CCF72CFFE87F56B" bold="true" box="[189,324,1275,1301]" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">Etymology</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="B43AF428653AFFE12CCF731EFCF7F53D" blockId="3.[189,820,1321,1348]" box="[189,820,1321,1348]" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">I dedicate this new species to my daughter, Anastasia.</paragraph>
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; same collection data as for holotype; SEM stub;
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653AFFE12C9870DBFDC3F777" bold="true" box="[234,512,1775,1801]" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">Comparative material</emphasis>
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, paratypes of
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(
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; Canton;
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;
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653AFFE12CCF7143FDCBF7EF" bold="true" box="[189,520,1911,1937]" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">Morphological description</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="B43AF428653AFFE62CCF7192FDF8F2FD" blockId="3.[189,1399,1958,2020]" lastBlockId="4.[188,1400,265,643]" lastPageId="4" lastPageNumber="106" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">
Body elongated (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653AFFE12DE17192FE19F7BE" box="[403,474,1958,1984]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="4.[191,234,1958,1984]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,918,1918]" captionTargetId="figure-252@4.[189,1399,918,1918]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Fig. 1. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., total view. A. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). Dorso-ventral view, PhC. B. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Lateral view in SEM. Scale bars = 50 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628082/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="105">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
AB) (morphometrics in
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, raw morphometric data are provided in Supplementary file 2). Fresh specimens uncolored or whitish with slightly greenish gut content, transparent after fixation in Hoyers medium. Four specimens with eyes (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE6282A773DFB78F15D" box="[1112,1211,265,291]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="4.[191,234,1958,1984]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,918,1918]" captionTargetId="figure-252@4.[189,1399,918,1918]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Fig. 1. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., total view. A. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). Dorso-ventral view, PhC. B. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Lateral view in SEM. Scale bars = 50 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628082" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628082/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 1A</figureCitation>
), usually welldiscernible after slide mounting, three specimens without eyes; in two specimens processed for DNA extraction the presence or absence of eyes was not registered. Dorsal cuticle in LM with poorly visible network-like pattern (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62DBA7746FDE8F1F3" box="[456,555,370,397]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1885,1911]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,758,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-169@6.[189,1398,758,1832]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. BD. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628084/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 2A</figureCitation>
). SEM investigation revealed presence of flat tubercles all over the body surface (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62D1877A2FE71F1CE" box="[362,434,406,432]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1885,1911]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,758,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-169@6.[189,1398,758,1832]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. BD. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628084/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
BC). Additionally, the body surface is covered with regularly distributed small granules (invisible in LM;
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62D87778DFD8CF1AD" box="[501,591,441,467]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1885,1911]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,758,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-169@6.[189,1398,758,1832]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. BD. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628084/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
). In the dorso-lateral position, above the bases of the hind legs, zones of concentrated granules are present (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62EF177E8FD20F188" box="[643,739,476,502]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1885,1911]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,758,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-169@6.[189,1398,758,1832]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. BD. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628084/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
). All legs with granulated areas. Legs IIII with small granulated areas on the external surfaces, near the claw bases (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62FDA77CBFBCBF267" box="[936,1032,511,537]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
), invisible or extremely poorly visible in LM (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62D027416FE0DF243" box="[368,462,546,573]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
, black arrowhead), the internal leg surfaces without granulation, with indistinct pulvinus (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62D477472FE50F21E" box="[309,403,582,608]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
, white asterisk). Legs IV with better-developed granulation dorsally (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE628AE7472FAF9F21E" box="[1244,1338,582,608]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="6.[189,232,1885,1911]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,758,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-169@6.[189,1398,758,1832]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="Fig. 2. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., cuticular sculpture. A. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC. BD. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). B. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM. C. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM. D. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628084" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628084/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 2D</figureCitation>
) and around the claw bases (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62DBD745DFDEDF2FD" box="[463,558,617,643]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 4G</figureCitation>
).
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Buccal-pharyngeal apparatus of
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653DFFE62E37749EFD19F2BA" box="[581,730,682,708]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Macrobiotus</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62F5E749EFC4FF2BB" box="[812,908,682,709]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
) with ventral lamina and ten peribuccal lamellae. Oral cavity armature (OCA) of modified
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(according to
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) with three bands of teeth visible in LM. Evident first (anterior) band consists of a single uneven line of relatively large and slightly longitudinally elongated teeth (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62F077520FC08F350" box="[885,971,788,814]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
, JK, O, black arrowheads). Second band consists of a wide zone of small dot-like teeth (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653DFFE62F497503FC3EF32C" box="[827,1021,823,850]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 3G, I, L, N</figureCitation>
), teeth of the anterior-most and (rarely) posterior-most rows of the second band are slightly larger than others, sometimes teeth of the anterior-most row are very slightly longitudinally elongated. Third band comprises three dorsal and three ventral transverse ridges (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653CFFE72E47715EFCC1F7FA" box="[565,770,1898,1925]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Fig. 3H, J, M, O</figureCitation>
). Medio-ventral ridge is usually more or less clearly divided into two separate parts (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653CFFE72E4671B9FD68F7D6" box="[564,683,1933,1960]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Fig. 3J, O</figureCitation>
). Pharyngeal bulb with apophyses, three macroplacoids and a large microplacoid (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653CFFE72DD57184FDC7F7B5" box="[423,516,1968,1995]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Macroplacoid length sequence is 2 &lt;3=1. First macroplacoid is anteriorly
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653DFFE62CCD7192FECEF7BE" bold="true" box="[191,269,1958,1984]" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Fig. 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653DFFE62D607192FDDDF7BE" box="[274,542,1958,1984]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, total view.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653DFFE62F617192FCEBF7BE" bold="true" box="[787,808,1958,1984]" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">A</emphasis>
. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). Dorso-ventral view, PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653DFFE62C8C71FEFED1F79A" bold="true" box="[254,274,1994,2020]" pageId="4" pageNumber="106">B</emphasis>
. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Lateral view in SEM. Scale bars = 50 µm.
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<paragraph id="B43AF428653CFFE72CCE773DFE63F114" blockId="5.[188,1399,265,362]" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72CCE773DFEDDF15D" bold="true" box="[188,286,265,291]" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Table 2.</emphasis>
Summary of morphometric data for
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72EBB773DFC17F15D" box="[713,980,265,291]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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Measurements are given in µm,
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72C817719FEC9F138" box="[243,266,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">pt</emphasis>
values in % (the
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72DAA7719FE2CF138" box="[472,495,301,326]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">pt</emphasis>
index is the percentage ratio between the length of a structure and the length of the buccal tube).
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<paragraph id="B43AF428653CFFE72CBA778CFAA7F6B5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
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<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7792FE13F1A3" box="[200,464,422,477]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72CBA778CFE92F1B5" bold="true" box="[200,337,440,459]" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">CHARACTER</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F16653C001D2E737792FDD3F1A3" box="[513,528,422,477]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72E73778CFDD3F1B5" bold="true" box="[513,528,440,459]" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">N</emphasis>
</th>
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72ECF7792FD50F1A3" bold="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">RANGE µm</emphasis>
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F4977FFFC8FF1A3" box="[827,844,459,477]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">pt</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F16653C001D2FC77792FBE5F1A3" box="[949,1062,422,477]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72FBF7792FC14F1A3" bold="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">MEAN µm</emphasis>
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7287977FFFBDFF1A3" box="[1035,1052,459,477]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">pt</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F16653C001D28227792FB7AF1A3" box="[1104,1209,422,477]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7280A7792FBADF1A3" bold="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">SD µm</emphasis>
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728D177FFFB77F1A3" box="[1187,1204,459,477]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">pt</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F16653C001D289E7792FAA4F1A3" box="[1260,1383,422,477]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="8" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728897792FACDF1A3" bold="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Holotype µm</emphasis>
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7293B77FFFA99F1A3" box="[1353,1370,459,477]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">pt</emphasis>
</th>
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<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA77DAFAA4F27C" box="[200,1383,494,514]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA77DAFE13F27C" box="[200,464,494,514]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Body length</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E7377DAFDD3F27C" box="[513,528,494,514]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E2877DAFD6CF27C" box="[602,687,494,514]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">284426</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A77DAFCADF27C" box="[792,878,494,514]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A77DAFCADF27F" box="[792,878,494,513]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">8091002</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC777DAFC18F27C" box="[949,987,494,514]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">366</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D287377DAFBE5F27C" box="[1025,1062,494,514]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7287677DAFBE7F27F" box="[1028,1060,494,513]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">909</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D282277DAFBAEF27C" box="[1104,1133,494,514]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">44</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC77DAFB7AF27C" box="[1182,1209,494,514]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728D377DAFB75F27F" box="[1185,1206,494,513]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">83</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E77DAFAD2F27C" box="[1260,1297,494,514]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">426</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E77DAFAA4F27C" box="[1340,1383,494,514]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7294E77DAFAA4F27F" box="[1340,1383,494,513]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1002</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA7421FAA4F256" box="[200,1383,533,552]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7421FAA4F256" box="[200,1383,533,552]" colspan="10" colspanRight="9" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Buccopharyngeal tube</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA7408FAA4F29E" box="[200,1383,572,736]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7408FE13F29E" box="[200,464,572,736]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Buccal tube length Stylet support insertion point Buccal tube external width Buccal tube internal width Ventral lamina length</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E737408FDD3F29E" box="[513,528,572,736]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9 9 7 7 9</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E287408FD6CF29E" box="[602,687,572,736]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">35.145.5 26.535.8 4.16.0 2.84.0 21.930.7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A7408FCADF29E" box="[792,878,572,736]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A7454FCAEF2A1" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">75.378.7 11.313.1 7.68.8 62.267.4</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC77408FC18F29E" box="[949,987,572,736]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">40.8 31.5 5.1 3.4 26.2</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28737408FBE5F29E" box="[1025,1062,572,736]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7287C7409FBE5F2A1" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107"> 77.1 12.2 8.2 64.1</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28227408FBAEF29E" box="[1104,1133,572,736]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">3.5 3.1 0.6 0.4 2.7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC7408FB7AF29E" box="[1182,1209,572,736]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728D47409FB7AF29E" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107"> 1.2 0.6 0.4 1.7</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E7408FAD2F29E" box="[1260,1297,572,736]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">42.6 33.1 5.4 3.6 27.1</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E7408FAA4F29E" box="[1340,1383,572,736]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7293E7409FAA7F2A1" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107"> 77.8 12.7 8.5 63.8</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA74C7FAA4F378" box="[200,1383,755,774]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA74C7FAA4F378" box="[200,1383,755,774]" colspan="10" colspanRight="9" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Placoid lengths</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA752EFAA4F39D" box="[200,1383,794,995]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA752EFE13F39D" box="[200,464,794,995]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Macroplacoid 1 Macroplacoid 2 Macroplacoid 3 Microplacoid Macroplacoid row Placoid row</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E73752EFDD3F39D" box="[513,528,794,995]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9 9 9 9 9 9</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E28752EFD6CF39D" box="[602,687,794,995]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">3.76.1 2.84.4 3.26.4 2.03.3 11.718.3 13.921.5</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A752EFCADF39D" box="[792,878,794,995]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A752FFCAEF39C" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">10.013.4 8.010.3 9.114.6 5.37.7 33.041.9 39.049.0</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC7752EFC18F39D" box="[949,987,794,995]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">4.8 3.6 4.7 2.6 15.1 18.2</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2873752EFBE5F39D" box="[1025,1062,794,995]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72870752FFBE5F39C" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">11.7 8.9 11.4 6.3 36.8 44.3</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2822752EFBAEF39D" box="[1104,1133,794,995]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">0.9 0.5 1.1 0.5 2.5 2.9</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC752EFB7AF39D" box="[1182,1209,794,995]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728EC752FFB7AF39C" box="[1182,1209,795,994]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.3 0.7 1.9 0.9 3.2 3.9</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E752EFAD2F39D" box="[1260,1297,794,995]" gridcol="8" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">5.2 4.4 5.4 3.3 16.6 19.7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E752EFAA4F39D" box="[1340,1383,794,995]" gridcol="9" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7294D752FFAA7F39C" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">12.2 10.3 12.6 7.7 38.9 46.2</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA75C2FAA4F477" box="[200,1383,1014,1033]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA75C2FAA4F477" box="[200,1383,1014,1033]" colspan="10" colspanRight="9" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Claw 1 lengths</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA7229FAA4F4E3" box="[200,1383,1053,1181]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7229FE13F4E3" box="[200,464,1053,1181]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">External primary branch External secondary branch Internal primary branch Internal secondary branch</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E737229FDD3F4E3" box="[513,528,1053,1181]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">5 5 7 7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E287229FD6CF4E3" box="[602,687,1053,1181]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">7.610.8 5.98.0 7.310.5 5.98.3</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A7229FCADF4E3" box="[792,878,1053,1181]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A7229FCAEF4E2" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">21.624.5 16.819.1 20.823.8 16.118.2</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC77229FC18F4E3" box="[949,987,1053,1181]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9.4 7.2 9.0 7.0</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28737229FBE5F4E3" box="[1025,1062,1053,1181]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728737229FBE5F4E2" box="[1025,1062,1053,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">23.1 17.7 22.2 17.3</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28227229FBAEF4E3" box="[1104,1133,1053,1181]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.2 0.8 1.0 0.8</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC7229FB7AF4E3" box="[1182,1209,1053,1181]" gridcol="7" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728EC7229FB7AF4E2" box="[1182,1209,1053,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.2 0.9 1.0 0.9</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E7229FAD2F4E3" box="[1260,1297,1053,1181]" gridcol="8" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9.9 7.4 9.4 6.8</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E7229FAA4F4E3" box="[1340,1383,1053,1181]" gridcol="9" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7294D7229FAA7F4E2" box="[1343,1380,1053,1180]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">23.4 17.5 22.0 16.1</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA7284FAA4F4BD" box="[200,1383,1200,1219]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7284FAA4F4BD" box="[200,1383,1200,1219]" colspan="10" colspanRight="9" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Claw 2 lengths</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA72E3FAA4F529" box="[200,1383,1239,1367]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA72E3FE13F529" box="[200,464,1239,1367]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">External primary branch External secondary branch Internal primary branch Internal secondary branch</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E7372E3FDD3F529" box="[513,528,1239,1367]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">6 6 6 6</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E2872E3FD6CF529" box="[602,687,1239,1367]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">8.010.8 6.68.4 7.410.1 6.07.7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A72E3FCADF529" box="[792,878,1239,1367]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A72E3FCAEF529" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">22.424.7 17.219.3 21.023.8 16.219.4</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC772E3FC18F529" box="[949,987,1239,1367]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9.4 7.4 9.0 7.0</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D287372E3FBE5F529" box="[1025,1062,1239,1367]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7287372E3FBE5F529" box="[1025,1062,1239,1367]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">23.5 18.5 22.6 17.5</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D282272E3FBAEF529" box="[1104,1133,1239,1367]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.0 0.7 1.1 0.6</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC72E3FB7AF529" box="[1182,1209,1239,1367]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728EC72E3FB7AF529" box="[1182,1209,1239,1367]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">0.9 0.7 1.1 1.1</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E72E3FAD2F529" box="[1260,1297,1239,1367]" gridcol="8" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">10.2 8.0 10.1 7.7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E72E3FAA4F529" box="[1340,1383,1239,1367]" gridcol="9" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7294D72E3FAA7F529" box="[1343,1380,1239,1367]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">23.9 18.9 23.8 18.1</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA735EFAA4F500" box="[200,1383,1386,1406]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA735EFAA4F500" box="[200,1383,1386,1406]" colspan="10" colspanRight="9" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Claw 3 lengths</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA73A5FAA4F66F" box="[200,1383,1425,1553]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA73A5FE13F66F" box="[200,464,1425,1553]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">External primary branch External secondary branch Internal primary branch Internal secondary branch</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E7373A5FDD3F66F" box="[513,528,1425,1553]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">6 6 7 7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E2873A5FD6CF66F" box="[602,687,1425,1553]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">7.810.9 6.18.8 7.110.7 5.88.2</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A73A5FCADF66F" box="[792,878,1425,1553]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A73A6FCAEF66F" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">22.025.1 17.220.1 20.224.6 16.418.4</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC773A5FC18F66F" box="[949,987,1425,1553]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9.5 7.5 9.4 7.2</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D287373A5FBE5F66F" box="[1025,1062,1425,1553]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7287373A6FBE5F66F" box="[1025,1062,1426,1553]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">23.5 18.4 22.8 17.4</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D282273A5FBAEF66F" box="[1104,1133,1425,1553]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.1 0.9 1.3 0.9</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC73A5FB7AF66F" box="[1182,1209,1425,1553]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728EC73A6FB7AF66F" box="[1182,1209,1426,1553]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.3 1.1 1.4 0.9</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E73A5FAD2F66F" box="[1260,1297,1425,1553]" gridcol="8" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">10.3 8.0 10.1 7.8</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E73A5FAA4F66F" box="[1340,1383,1425,1553]" gridcol="9" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE7294D73A6FAA7F66F" box="[1343,1380,1426,1553]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">24.1 18.7 23.8 18.4</emphasis>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA7011FAA4F646" box="[200,1383,1573,1592]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7011FAA4F646" box="[200,1383,1573,1592]" colspan="10" colspanRight="9" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Claw 4 lengths</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A653C001D2CBA7078FAA4F6B5" box="[200,1383,1612,1739]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<th id="49649F16653C001D2CBA7078FE13F6B5" box="[200,464,1612,1739]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">Anterior primary branch Anterior secondary branch Posterior primary branch Posterior secondary branch</th>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E737078FDD3F6B5" box="[513,528,1612,1739]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">6 6 5 5</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2E287078FD6CF6B5" box="[602,687,1612,1739]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">9.812.3 7.08.6 11.712.9 8.09.4</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2F6A7078FCADF6B5" box="[792,878,1612,1739]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE72F6A7078FCAEF6B5" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">24.728.2 17.020.3 27.230.2 18.720.6</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D2FC77078FC18F6B5" box="[949,987,1612,1739]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">11.1 7.9 12.3 8.6</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28737078FBE5F6B5" box="[1025,1062,1612,1739]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728737078FBE5F6B5" box="[1025,1062,1612,1739]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">26.4 18.8 28.6 19.9</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28227078FBAEF6B5" box="[1104,1133,1612,1739]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D28EC7078FB7AF6B5" box="[1182,1209,1612,1739]" gridcol="7" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653CFFE728EC7078FB7AF6B5" box="[1182,1209,1612,1739]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7</emphasis>
</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D289E7078FAD2F6B5" box="[1260,1297,1612,1739]" gridcol="8" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">11.4 8.6 12.9 8.7</td>
<td id="49649F16653C001D294E7078FAA4F6B5" box="[1340,1383,1612,1739]" gridcol="9" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="107">26.9 20.3 30.2 20.4</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B43AF428653FFFE42CCF773DFBF4F139" blockId="6.[189,1399,265,327]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">
narrowed, third macroplacoid without distinct subterminal constriction, but with strong terminal protrusion, directed towards pharynx lumen (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653FFFE42EBD7718FCD0F138" box="[719,787,300,326]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="7.[189,232,1712,1738]" captionTargetBox="[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetId="figure-12@7.[227,1361,265,1675]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Fig. 3. Mesobiotus anastasiaesp. nov., bucco-pharyngeal apparatus. A, EO. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)). BD. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)). A. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC. B. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC. C. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. D. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC. E. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC. FO. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628086" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628086/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
BE, black arrowheads).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B43AF428653FFFE42CCF775AFE88F2DC" blockId="6.[189,1400,366,674]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">
Claws of
<taxonomicName id="73858FAB653FFFE42D46775AFE78F1F6" authorityName="Vecchi, Cesari, Bertolani, Jonsson, Rebecchi &amp; Guidetti" authorityYear="2016" box="[308,443,366,392]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Mesobiotus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="108" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42D46775AFE78F1F6" box="[308,443,366,392]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Mesobiotus</emphasis>
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<typeStatus id="6B3E4A8A653FFFE42DB4775AFE3AF1F6" box="[454,505,366,392]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">type</typeStatus>
with minute stalk, distinct distal part of the basal portion, short common tract and developed internal septum, defining a distal part. Primary and secondary branches diverge at a point near half the claw height, main branches with long accessory points, which at a large distance from the main claw (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653FFFE42DC977E3FDD4F18F" box="[443,535,471,497]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
, EF, H). Claws of fourth pair of legs slightly longer than claws of first three pairs of legs (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653FFFE42DD677CEFDC7F26B" box="[420,516,506,533]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 4H</figureCitation>
). All claws with smooth lunules (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653FFFE42FE677CEFC32F26B" box="[916,1009,506,533]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
, EF, H). Anterior (internal) and posterior (external) claws of legs IV are similar in shape, with equally sized lunules. Poorly developed bar-like cuticular thickenings are present below claw bases of the first three pairs of legs (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653FFFE429617475FAB1F225" box="[1299,1394,577,603]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
, black arrowhead). Claws of legs IV are connected with a wide horseshoe-like structure (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD653FFFE428A17450FAE9F200" box="[1235,1322,612,638]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" captionTargetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[238,1349,265,1701]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs. A. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM. B. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM. C. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC. D. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC. E. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM. F. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC. G. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC. H. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 4F</figureCitation>
, black arrowhead).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42CCF7169FECFF709" bold="true" box="[189,268,1885,1911]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Fig. 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42D677169FDE1F709" box="[277,546,1885,1911]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
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, cuticular sculpture.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42FF67169FC5BF709" bold="true" box="[900,920,1885,1911]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">A</emphasis>
. Paratype (SPbU 256(18)). Sculpture of the dorsal body surface, PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42E5371B5FD9BF7E5" bold="true" box="[545,600,1921,1947]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">BD</emphasis>
. Paratype (SPbU_Tar16).
<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42FE271B5FC60F7E5" bold="true" box="[912,931,1921,1947]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">B</emphasis>
. High magnification of the sculpture of the dorsal body surface, SEM.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE42E5C7190FD81F7C0" bold="true" box="[558,578,1956,1982]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">C</emphasis>
. Dorso-lateral zone of concentrated cuticular dots, SEM.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653FFFE428837190FAC6F7C0" bold="true" box="[1265,1285,1956,1982]" pageId="6" pageNumber="108">D</emphasis>
. Dot-like sculpture on the dorsal side of hind legs, SEM. Scale bars A, C, D = 5 µm; B = 2 µm.
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<paragraph id="B43AF428653EFFE52CCF7084FC8BF79B" blockId="7.[186,1399,1712,2021]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52CCF7084FECBF6B4" bold="true" box="[189,264,1712,1738]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">Fig. 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="73858FAB653EFFE52D7E7084FDD6F6B4" box="[268,533,1712,1738]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Mesobiotus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="109" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="anastasiae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52D7E7084FDD6F6B4" box="[268,533,1712,1738]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9DC29541653EFFE52E6A7085FDB1F6B5" box="[536,626,1713,1739]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, bucco-pharyngeal apparatus.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52FBC7084FBEBF6B4" bold="true" box="[974,1064,1712,1738]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">A, EO</emphasis>
. Paratype, ♀ (SPbU 256(9)).
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52CCF70E0FF37F690" bold="true" box="[189,244,1748,1774]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">BD</emphasis>
. Holotype, ♀ (SPbU 256(8)).
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52E2670E7FDAAF693" bold="true" box="[596,617,1747,1773]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">A</emphasis>
. Total dorso-ventral view of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus, DIC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52CCF70C3FF12F76F" bold="true" box="[189,209,1783,1809]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">B</emphasis>
. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface, DIC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52F8370C3FBC5F76F" bold="true" box="[1009,1030,1783,1809]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">C</emphasis>
. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focal plane shifted deeper into the parynx, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52DEA7109FE6EF729" bold="true" box="[408,429,1853,1879]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">D</emphasis>
. Lateral rows of macroplacoids, black arrowheads indicate appendices of the third macroplacoid bent inward, DIC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE52E317155FD94F705" bold="true" box="[579,599,1889,1915]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">E</emphasis>
. Ventral row of macroplacoids, focused on their outer surface; note the absence of the preterminal constriction of the third macroplacoid, DIC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A653EFFE5284471B7FBAEF7E3" bold="true" box="[1078,1133,1923,1949]" pageId="7" pageNumber="109">FO</emphasis>
. Oral cavity armature, dorsal (FH, KM) and ventral view (IJ, NO), black arrowheads indicate teeth of the first band, FJ = PhC, KO = DIC. Scale bars: A = 10 µm; BO = 5 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="E0FAA4A06531FFEA2CCF70E1FC36F798" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628090" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5628090" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628090/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="110" startId="8.[189,232,1749,1775]" targetBox="[238,1349,265,1701]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="B43AF4286531FFEA2CCF70E1FC36F798" blockId="8.[189,1399,1749,2023]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2CCF70E1FECEF691" bold="true" box="[189,269,1749,1775]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">Fig. 4.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="73858FAB6531FFEA2D6570E1FDE5F691" box="[279,550,1749,1775]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Mesobiotus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="8" pageNumber="110" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="anastasiae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2D6570E1FDE5F691" box="[279,550,1749,1775]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9DC295416531FFEA2E4370E2FD52F68E" box="[561,657,1750,1776]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Legs.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA286770E1FBE9F691" bold="true" box="[1045,1066,1749,1775]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">A</emphasis>
. External surface of leg III with developed dot-like sculpture, SEM.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2ED570CDFD7AF76D" bold="true" box="[679,697,1785,1811]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">B</emphasis>
. Internal surface of leg II without dot-like sculpture, white asterisk pulvinus on the inner side of the leg, SEM.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2F47712FFC89F74B" bold="true" box="[821,842,1819,1845]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">C</emphasis>
. Claws of leg I, black arrowhead indicates barlike cuticular thickening (holotype), PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2ECB710BFD0DF727" bold="true" box="[697,718,1855,1881]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">D</emphasis>
. Leg II, black arrowhead indicates dot-like sculpture on the external surface (SPbU 256(1), paratype), PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2F577156FCF4F702" bold="true" box="[805,823,1890,1916]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">E</emphasis>
. Claws of leg II, black arrowhead indicates dotlike sculpture on the external surface of the leg, SEM.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2F2171B2FCA0F7DE" bold="true" box="[851,867,1926,1952]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">F</emphasis>
. Claws of leg IV, black arrowhead indicates horseshoe-like structure (SPbU 256(13), paratype), PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2F1F719CFC42F7BC" bold="true" box="[877,897,1960,1986]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">G</emphasis>
. Leg IV, dot-like sculpture on the ventral surface (holotype), PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6531FFEA2D9171F8FE39F798" bold="true" box="[483,506,1996,2022]" pageId="8" pageNumber="110">H</emphasis>
. Claws of leg IV, SEM. Scale bars = 5 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="E0FAA4A06530FFEB2CCF7116FBEFF7B7" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628092" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5628092" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628092/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="111" startId="9.[189,232,1826,1852]" targetBox="[189,1398,274,1741]" targetPageId="9">
<paragraph id="B43AF4286530FFEB2CCF7116FBEFF7B7" blockId="9.[189,1399,1826,1994]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2CCF7116FECDF742" bold="true" box="[189,270,1826,1852]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">Fig. 5.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="73858FAB6530FFEB2D6A7116FDE4F742" box="[280,551,1826,1852]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Mesobiotus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="111" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="anastasiae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2D6A7116FDE4F742" box="[280,551,1826,1852]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9DC295416530FFEB2E407116FD50F742" box="[562,659,1826,1852]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, eggs.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2E987116FCE3F742" bold="true" box="[746,800,1826,1852]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">AF</emphasis>
. Paratype (SPbU 256(15)).
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB28067116FB66F742" bold="true" box="[1140,1189,1826,1852]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">GI</emphasis>
. Paratype (SPbU 256(4)).
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2D567171FEFAF721" bold="true" box="[292,313,1861,1887]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">A</emphasis>
. Total view of the egg surface, PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2E9C7171FCC2F721" bold="true" box="[750,769,1861,1887]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">B</emphasis>
. Total view of the optical section of the embryonated egg, PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2D4C715CFEB4F7FC" bold="true" box="[318,375,1896,1922]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">CD</emphasis>
. Details of the egg surface, DIC, PhC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2F12715CFCB7F7FC" bold="true" box="[864,884,1896,1922]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">E</emphasis>
. Optical section of the egg process, black arrowhead indicates pore, DIC.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6530FFEB2E3571B8FDB0F7D8" bold="true" box="[583,627,1932,1958]" pageId="9" pageNumber="111">FI</emphasis>
. Optical sections of different egg processes, black arrowheads indicate collar, PhC. Scale bars: AB = 20 µm; CD = 10 µm; EI = 5 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="E0FAA4A06533FFE82CCF71B4FB8CF79F" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628096" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5628096" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628096/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="112" startId="10.[189,232,1920,1946]" targetBox="[190,1398,265,1881]" targetPageId="10">
<paragraph id="B43AF4286533FFE82CCF71B4FB8CF79F" blockId="10.[189,1399,1920,2018]" pageId="10" pageNumber="112">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6533FFE82CCF71B4FECDF7E4" bold="true" box="[189,270,1920,1946]" pageId="10" pageNumber="112">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="73858FAB6533FFE82D6B71B4FDEBF7E4" box="[281,552,1920,1946]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Mesobiotus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="10" pageNumber="112" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="anastasiae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6533FFE82D6B71B4FDEBF7E4" box="[281,552,1920,1946]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="112">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9DC295416533FFE82E4171B5FD57F7E5" box="[563,660,1921,1947]" pageId="10" pageNumber="112" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Eggs.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6533FFE8286F71B4FB95F7E4" bold="true" box="[1053,1110,1920,1946]" pageId="10" pageNumber="112">AC</emphasis>
. Total view of the egg, SEM.
<emphasis id="86F1283A6533FFE82D7B7190FEFCF7C0" bold="true" box="[265,319,1956,1982]" pageId="10" pageNumber="112">DF</emphasis>
. Details of the egg surface, white arrowheads indicate pores above the collar, white arrows indicate pores below the collar, SEM. Scale bars: AC = 20 µm; DF = 5 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="E0FAA4A06532FFE92CCD773DFBE7F117" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<paragraph id="B43AF4286532FFE92CCD773DFBE7F117" blockId="11.[189,1397,265,362]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE92CCD773DFEE2F15D" bold="true" box="[191,289,265,291]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Table 3.</emphasis>
Measurements (in μm) of selected morphological structures of eggs of
<taxonomicName id="73858FAB6532FFE9281A773DFAB7F15D" box="[1128,1396,265,291]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Mesobiotus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="11" pageNumber="113" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="anastasiae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE9281A773DFAB7F15D" box="[1128,1396,265,291]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Mesobiotus anastasiae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="9DC295416532FFE92CCF7719FED9F139" box="[189,282,301,327]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
Abbreviations: N = number of eggs/structures measured, range refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD = standard deviation.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="B43AF4286532FFE92C9E779DFAEEF2A1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<table id="C68506886532001D2C9E779DFAECF29E" box="[236,1327,425,736]" gridcols="5" gridrows="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E779DFAECF1BF" box="[236,1327,425,449]" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E779DFD78F1BF" box="[236,699,425,449]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE92C9E779DFE5BF1BF" bold="true" box="[236,408,425,449]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">CHARACTER</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F166532001D2F5A779DFC80F1BF" box="[808,835,425,449]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE92F5E779DFCFCF1BF" bold="true" box="[812,831,425,449]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">N</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F166532001D2FDB779DFBE7F1BF" box="[937,1060,425,449]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE92FC4779DFBD5F1BF" bold="true" box="[950,1046,425,449]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">RANGE</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F166532001D28F4779DFB14F1BF" box="[1158,1239,425,449]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE928F4779DFB14F1BF" bold="true" box="[1158,1239,425,449]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">MEAN</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="49649F166532001D2979779DFAECF1BF" box="[1291,1327,425,449]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE9297E779DFAEDF1BF" bold="true" box="[1292,1326,425,449]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">SD</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E77ECFAECF18F" box="[236,1327,472,497]" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E77ECFD78F18F" box="[236,699,472,497]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Egg bare diameter</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A77ECFC80F18F" box="[808,835,472,497]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">13</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB77ECFBE7F18F" box="[937,1060,472,497]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">61.774.7</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F477ECFB14F18F" box="[1158,1239,472,497]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">66.7</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D297977ECFAECF18F" box="[1291,1327,472,497]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E7434FAECF267" box="[236,1327,512,537]" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E7434FD78F267" box="[236,699,512,537]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Egg full diameter</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A7434FC80F267" box="[808,835,512,537]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">13</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB7434FBE7F267" box="[937,1060,512,537]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">84.6108.5</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F47434FB14F267" box="[1158,1239,512,537]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">95.9</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D29797434FAECF267" box="[1291,1327,512,537]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">7.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E741CFAECF23E" box="[236,1327,552,576]" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E741CFD78F23E" box="[236,699,552,576]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Process height</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A741CFC80F23E" box="[808,835,552,576]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">39</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB741CFBE7F23E" box="[937,1060,552,576]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">14.621.3</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F4741CFB14F23E" box="[1158,1239,552,576]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">17.7</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2979741CFAECF23E" box="[1291,1327,552,576]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E7464FAECF216" box="[236,1327,592,616]" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E7464FD78F216" box="[236,699,592,616]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Process base width</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A7464FC80F216" box="[808,835,592,616]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">39</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB7464FBE7F216" box="[937,1060,592,616]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">11.818.6</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F47464FB14F216" box="[1158,1239,592,616]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">15.5</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D29797464FAECF216" box="[1291,1327,592,616]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E744CFAECF2EE" box="[236,1327,632,656]" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E744CFD78F2EE" box="[236,699,632,656]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Process base/height ratio</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A744CFC80F2EE" box="[808,835,632,656]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">39</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB744CFBE7F2EE" box="[937,1060,632,656]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">63%117%</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F4744CFB14F2EE" box="[1158,1239,632,656]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">88%</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2979744CFAECF2EE" box="[1291,1327,632,656]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">9%</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E74ABFAECF2C6" box="[236,1327,671,696]" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E74ABFD78F2C6" box="[236,699,671,696]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Inter-process distance</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A74ABFC80F2C6" box="[808,835,671,696]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">39</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB74ABFBE7F2C6" box="[937,1060,671,696]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">0.03.8</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F474ABFB14F2C6" box="[1158,1239,671,696]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">1.3</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D297974ABFAECF2C6" box="[1291,1327,671,696]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="0AB5F66A6532001D2C9E74F3FAECF29E" box="[236,1327,711,736]" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
<th id="49649F166532001D2C9E74F3FD78F29E" box="[236,699,711,736]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Number of processes on egg circumference</th>
<td id="49649F166532001D2F5A74F3FC80F29E" box="[808,835,711,736]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">13</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D2FDB74F3FBE7F29E" box="[937,1060,711,736]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">1215</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D28F474F3FB14F29E" box="[1158,1239,711,736]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">13.4</td>
<td id="49649F166532001D297974F3FAECF29E" box="[1291,1327,711,736]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">0.9</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="B43AF4286532FFE92CCF7513FD4EF7A2" blockId="11.[186,1400,806,1255]" lastBlockId="11.[189,1397,1914,2012]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">
Eggs spherical, white, ornamented and laid freely (
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AB, 6AC; morphometrics in
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). Chorion with conical processes that can be attributed to the “
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE92F67757DFBAEF31D" box="[789,1133,841,867]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">sharp wide cones with collars</emphasis>
” and “
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE928CC757DFEB7F3F9" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">reticular design with “bubbles”</emphasis>
” morphotypes (according to
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Kaczmarek
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. 2020
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). Egg processes with wide bases and thinned and flexible apices (
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CI, 6DF). Basal parts of the processes with bilayered walls, with a net of trabecular structures between the internal and external layers, forming irregular rounded meshes of different size, so the processes seem to be reticulated in LM (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD6532FFE9286175E2FB9AF38F" box="[1043,1113,982,1009]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[190,1398,265,1881]" captionTargetId="figure-12@10.[190,1398,265,1881]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 6. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Eggs. AC. Total view of the egg, SEM. DF. Details of the egg surface, white arrowheads indicate pores above the collar, white arrows indicate pores below the collar, SEM. Scale bars: AC = 20 µm; DF = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628096" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628096/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
CI). Apical parts of the processes with bubble-like internal structure (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD6532FFE92EA475CDFCD8F46A" box="[726,795,1017,1044]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1826,1852]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-13@9.[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 5. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., eggs. AF. Paratype (SPbU 256(15)). GI. Paratype (SPbU 256(4)). A. Total view of the egg surface, PhC. B. Total view of the optical section of the embryonated egg, PhC. CD. Details of the egg surface, DIC, PhC. E. Optical section of the egg process, black arrowhead indicates pore, DIC. FI. Optical sections of different egg processes, black arrowheads indicate collar, PhC. Scale bars: AB = 20 µm; CD = 10 µm; EI = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628092" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628092/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Fig. 5</figureCitation>
EI), often branching (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD6532FFE9285575CDFBACF46A" box="[1063,1135,1017,1044]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1826,1852]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-13@9.[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 5. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., eggs. AF. Paratype (SPbU 256(15)). GI. Paratype (SPbU 256(4)). A. Total view of the egg surface, PhC. B. Total view of the optical section of the embryonated egg, PhC. CD. Details of the egg surface, DIC, PhC. E. Optical section of the egg process, black arrowhead indicates pore, DIC. FI. Optical sections of different egg processes, black arrowheads indicate collar, PhC. Scale bars: AB = 20 µm; CD = 10 µm; EI = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628092" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628092/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Figs 5</figureCitation>
EF, 6EF). The SEM observations revealed circular wrinkles on the outer surface of the processes (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD6532FFE928377229FB49F446" box="[1093,1162,1053,1080]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1920,1946]" captionTargetBox="[190,1398,265,1881]" captionTargetId="figure-12@10.[190,1398,265,1881]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig. 6. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., paratype (SPbU_Tar16). Eggs. AC. Total view of the egg, SEM. DF. Details of the egg surface, white arrowheads indicate pores above the collar, white arrows indicate pores below the collar, SEM. Scale bars: AC = 20 µm; DF = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628096" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628096/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
DF). Basal parts of the processes with well-developed collar elevated above the egg surface (
<figureCitation id="2CBEE8AD6532FFE9286B7274FBA1F425" box="[1049,1122,1088,1115]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="9.[189,232,1826,1852]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetId="figure-13@9.[189,1398,274,1741]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Fig. 5. Mesobiotus anastasiae sp. nov., eggs. AF. Paratype (SPbU 256(15)). GI. Paratype (SPbU 256(4)). A. Total view of the egg surface, PhC. B. Total view of the optical section of the embryonated egg, PhC. CD. Details of the egg surface, DIC, PhC. E. Optical section of the egg process, black arrowhead indicates pore, DIC. FI. Optical sections of different egg processes, black arrowheads indicate collar, PhC. Scale bars: AB = 20 µm; CD = 10 µm; EI = 5 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5628092" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5628092/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Figs 5</figureCitation>
GI, black arrowheads; 6DF). Large pores (
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in diameter), visible in LM and in SEM, are present on the surface of all processes, near the collar, in two rows: one row of larger pores above the collar and second row of smaller pores below the collar (
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CE, black arrowhead; 6DF). Process bases are smooth, without a crown of granules or teeth. Egg surface between the processes without areolation, with a system of
<emphasis id="86F1283A6532FFE92CCF714EFECEF7EB" bold="true" box="[189,269,1914,1941]" pageId="11" pageNumber="113">Fig, 7.</emphasis>
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(
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egg (UNICT 2132).
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. Egg processes, white arrowhead indicates polygonate mesh-like pattern, black arrowheads indicate the collar, black arrows indicate pores, DIC. Scale bars:
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.
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irregularly distributed ridges and small pores between them (
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DF). In some eggs underdeveloped small processes are present among normal processes (
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).
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<emphasis id="86F1283A6535FFEE2CCF7752FEAAF1FE" bold="true" box="[189,361,358,384]" pageId="12" pageNumber="114">Reproduction</emphasis>
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The new species is dioecious.Adult males were identified by having testis filled with spermatozoa, visible under PhC on mounted slides. Males of
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<emphasis id="86F1283A6535FFEE2EFC778DFCF2F1AC" box="[654,817,441,466]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="114">M. anastasiae</emphasis>
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exhibit no secondary sexual dimorphism.
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<emphasis id="86F1283A6535FFEE2CCF77CDFEBDF26D" bold="true" box="[189,382,505,531]" pageId="12" pageNumber="114">DNA sequences</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="B43AF4286535FFEE2CCF741CFD5AF218" blockId="12.[189,1398,552,614]" pageId="12" pageNumber="114">Sequences of good quality for the four aforementioned molecular markers were obtained from one specimen (voucher slide SpbU 256(11)):</paragraph>
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COI sequence (GenBank:
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), 658 bp long;
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18S rRNA sequence (GenBank:
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), 1030 bp long;
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28S rRNA sequence (GenBank:
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), 740 bp long;
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ITS-2 sequence (GenBank:
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), 419 bp long.
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