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<emphasis id="B905EAEE3728FFABE5F4FB19E3822F92" bold="true" box="[151,428,1222,1248]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="570">Gieysztoria bimaculata</emphasis>
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Wang,Lu &amp; Wu
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(
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE3728FFABE5F4FAEEE33F2E38" bold="true" box="[151,273,1329,1354]" pageId="1" pageNumber="570">Localities.</emphasis>
1) Constructed wetland system (pH=6.78, 27.5?) in artificial lake in Shenzhen University campus, Shenzhen, Guangdong province,
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2) Landscape ponds in Shenzhen Garden Expo Park, Shenzhen, Guangdong province,
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3) Fairy lake in Seven Star Crags, Zhaoqing, Guangdong province,
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE3728FFABE5A4FA3AE3182E8C" bold="true" box="[199,310,1509,1534]" pageId="1" pageNumber="570">Material.</emphasis>
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(PLAG0005): permanent slides of specimen strained by H.E. Method.
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(PLA G000610): PLAG00068: permanent slides of specimens strained by H.E. Method. PLAG000910: permanent slides of stylet in polyvinyl-lactophenol.
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE3728FFABE5A4F98EE3602D18" bold="true" box="[199,334,1617,1642]" pageId="1" pageNumber="570">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species has two clavate pigmentations dorsally between pharynx and intestine.
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE3728FFABE5A4F9AAE3772DFC" bold="true" box="[199,345,1653,1678]" pageId="1" pageNumber="570">Description.</emphasis>
Living adults are
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µm long and approximately 290µm wide. Animals, conspicuously, have two clavate pigmentations dorsally between pharynx (ph) and intestine (i) (
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A;
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B). With 6µm long cilia densely covering the whole body, animals have a blunt anterior end and a tapering posterior end. Sensory cilia, 17µm average length, are also distributed over the body but especially rich on the dorsal side. Pair of eyes (ey) are in kidney-shaped and present on the dorsal anterior end; each eye spot consists of a collection of pigment spheres (
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B).
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Oral pore lies antero-ventrally. At 1/5 of the body length, barrel-shaped pharynx (ph) is 323µm long and 243µm wide, with oesophageal glands (og) at the posterior end of the pharynx (ph) (
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A &amp; C).
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Female reproductive system comprising a thick rod-like ovary (ov), which is 245µm long and 43.5µm wide, lies at the left side of the body and dorsal to the posterior end of the intestine (i) (
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B). Immature oocytes arranged in piles at the anterior portion of the ovary (ov) and enlarge gradually to the distal part (
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BD;
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2A). Ovary (ov) ends into a short oviduct tightly associated to a separate seminal receptacle (rs) and later connects to the uterus by a variable female duct (fd). Seminal receptacle (rs), diameter 96µm, is filled with allo-sperms (
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A). Uterus with thick walls, connects to the genital atrium. Irregular-oval-shaped eggs (e) are approximately 182µm in length and 81µm in width (
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A &amp; B). Vitellaria (vi), about 525µm long, start from both side at the trailing edge of the pharynx (ph), end dorsally at the end of intestine (i), and enter into a common female duct (fd). The vitellaria (vi) have numerous finger-like branches; each branch is 115µm in average length (
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E1B1FE93E73F2A16" box="[1234,1297,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1972,1994]" captionTargetBox="[174,1407,195,1938]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[174,1407,195,1940]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Photographed in life. (B) Squeezed living animal, ventral view. (C) Permanent slide stained by H. E. method. (D) Copulatory apparatus. (E F) Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223225/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
C;
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E055FE93E7562A16" box="[1334,1400,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1123,1145]" captionTargetBox="[158,1430,191,1096]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1435,179,1102]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Internal organization (lateral view) from a live animal based on permanent slides. (B) Body in whole. C. Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223226/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A). Gonopore lies ventro-caudally.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCE36FC372BFFA8E5A4FE4BE61C294E" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,1725]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">
Male reproductive system consists of two oval testes (t) (
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E631FE4BE1B22ADE" box="[850,924,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1972,1994]" captionTargetBox="[174,1407,195,1938]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[174,1407,195,1940]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Photographed in life. (B) Squeezed living animal, ventral view. (C) Permanent slide stained by H. E. method. (D) Copulatory apparatus. (E F) Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223225/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
CD;
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E686FE4BE6072ADE" box="[997,1065,404,429]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1123,1145]" captionTargetBox="[158,1430,191,1096]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1435,179,1102]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Internal organization (lateral view) from a live animal based on permanent slides. (B) Body in whole. C. Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223226/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A), 118µm long and 83µm wide, located under both ventro-caudal side of the intestine (i). Vasa deferentia (3µm wide) start from the middle of each testis (t) and project into a double-bulb shape seminal vesicula (vs) subapically (72µm diameter of each) (
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E056FE03E7562A86" box="[1333,1400,476,501]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1123,1145]" captionTargetBox="[158,1430,191,1096]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1435,179,1102]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Internal organization (lateral view) from a live animal based on permanent slides. (B) Body in whole. C. Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223226/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
A). The seminal vesicle (vs) connects with the distal columnar prostate vesicle (pv) (84µm in height and diameter 92µm), which is tightly associated to the sclerotic stylet (st) (
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E621FDFBE1A5294E" box="[834,907,548,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1972,1994]" captionTargetBox="[174,1407,195,1938]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[174,1407,195,1940]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Photographed in life. (B) Squeezed living animal, ventral view. (C) Permanent slide stained by H. E. method. (D) Copulatory apparatus. (E F) Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223225/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
EF;
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E6AEFDFBE621294E" box="[973,1039,548,573]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1123,1145]" captionTargetBox="[158,1430,191,1096]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1435,179,1102]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Internal organization (lateral view) from a live animal based on permanent slides. (B) Body in whole. C. Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223226/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
C).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BCE36FC372BFFA8E5A4FD98E6A7282F" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,1725]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">
The sclerotic stylet (st) (
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EF;
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C) comprises two distinct portions: a belt-like girdle and numerous distal spines in similar shape and size. The maximum length of the stylet (st) is 95µm with a maximum girdle height of 44.9µm. The girdle, with a maximum circumference ca. 250µm, curves into a crescent shape. Countless hollow concaves, considered as muscular attachment points, are present in every single separated stylet (st) (
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E007FD6BE28E2982" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1972,1994]" captionTargetBox="[174,1407,195,1938]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[174,1407,195,1940]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Photographed in life. (B) Squeezed living animal, ventral view. (C) Permanent slide stained by H. E. method. (D) Copulatory apparatus. (E F) Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223225/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
EF;
<figureCitation id="134A2A79372BFFA8E587FD08E3092982" box="[228,295,727,752]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1123,1145]" captionTargetBox="[158,1430,191,1096]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1435,179,1102]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 2. Gieysztoria bimaculata Wang, Lu &amp; Wu, n. sp. (A) Internal organization (lateral view) from a live animal based on permanent slides. (B) Body in whole. C. Stylets." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/223226/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
C). Distally, dagger-shaped spines arise from the proximal girdle. The number of spines ranges from 40 to 46. The first two spines on both side of the girdle are 46±2.9µm (n=17) in average and the rest are 55±3.4µm (n=140) (
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C).Spines are 5-6µm embedded in the proximal girdle, arising as hollow and straight. Spines (ca.1µm thick wall) widen to 10µm around the mid-point and then form a point at the end.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C36B6577372BFFA8E5A4FCB8E1682DCF" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BCE36FC372BFFA8E5A4FCB8E1682DCF" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,1725]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E5A4FCB8E31528F2" bold="true" box="[199,315,871,896]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Remarks.</emphasis>
The stylet morphology firmly suggests that
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E651FCB7E1FE28F2" box="[818,976,872,896]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bimaculata" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E651FCB7E1FE28F2" box="[818,976,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E6BBFCB8E63628F2" bold="true" box="[984,1048,871,896]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2365795372BFFA8E6BBFCB8E63628F2" box="[984,1048,871,896]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" rank="species">n. sp.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is a typical “Aequales” species of
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E5F4FC53E33628D1" box="[151,280,908,931]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E5F4FC53E33628D1" box="[151,280,908,931]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Gieysztoria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Based mainly on stylet morphology and configuration,
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E6C3FC53E61028D6" box="[928,1086,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2365795372BFFA8E124FC53E6A628D7" box="[1095,1160,908,933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E124FC53E6A628D7" bold="true" box="[1095,1160,908,933]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
can be compared to the following six species:
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E4C0FC6FE16328BA" authority="Hofsten 1907" authorityName="Hofsten" authorityYear="1907" box="[419,845,943,968]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="expedita">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E4C0FC6FE0A128BA" box="[419,655,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">Gieysztoria expedita</emphasis>
(Hofsten 1907)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E63CFC6FE76D28BA" authority="Fulinski &amp; Szynal 1933" authorityName="Fulinski &amp; Szynal" authorityYear="1933" box="[863,1347,943,968]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bicoronaria">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E63CFC6FE15E28B5" box="[863,880,944,967]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E6E0FC6FE62628BA" box="[899,1032,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bicoronaria</emphasis>
(Fulinski &amp; Szynal 1933)
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E0E7FC6FE7BB28B5" box="[1412,1429,944,967]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E5F4FC0BE30D289E" box="[151,291,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">expeditoides</emphasis>
(Luther 1955)
</taxonomicName>
from Europe;
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E708FC0BE192289E" authority="Beklemischev 1927" authorityName="Beklemischev" authorityYear="1927" box="[619,956,980,1005]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bergi">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E708FC0BE0522899" box="[619,636,980,1003]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E7E9FC0BE0EA289E" box="[650,708,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bergi</emphasis>
(Beklemischev 1927)
</taxonomicName>
in Asia;
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E141FC0BE2F62F62" authority="Hartenstein &amp; Dwine 2000" authorityName="Hartenstein &amp; Dwine" authorityYear="2000" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="superba">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E141FC0BE6B5289E" box="[1058,1179,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. superba</emphasis>
(Hartenstein &amp; Dwine 2000)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E475FC27E1052F62" authority="Hochberg &amp; Cannon 2001" authorityName="Hochberg &amp; Cannon" authorityYear="2001" box="[278,811,1015,1040]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="queenslandica">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E475FC27E3092F7D" box="[278,295,1016,1039]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E45AFC27E3F52F62" box="[313,475,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">queenslandica</emphasis>
(Hochberg &amp; Cannon 2001)
</taxonomicName>
in
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.
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E6ADFC27E6652F62" box="[974,1099,1016,1040]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="superba">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E6ADFC27E1F12F7D" box="[974,991,1016,1039]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E692FC27E6652F62" box="[1009,1099,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">superba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the species with the most similar stylet to
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E433FBC3E3C02F46" box="[336,494,1052,1076]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bimaculata" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E433FBC3E34F2F41" box="[336,353,1052,1075]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E413FBC3E3C02F46" box="[368,494,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E495FBC3E0182F47" bold="true" box="[502,566,1052,1077]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
.This two species differ in size, pigmentation pattern and the structure of the male copulatory organ (see
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).
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E72BFB9FE0ED2F2A" box="[584,707,1088,1112]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="superba">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E72BFB9FE0ED2F2A" box="[584,707,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. superba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is a small species which is 550µm long and 200µm wide with posterior red pigment bands and scattered brown pigment spots covering the head and trunk.
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E1C1FBBBE7102F0E" box="[1186,1342,1124,1148]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bimaculata" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E1C1FBBBE69D2F09" box="[1186,1203,1124,1147]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E1A3FBBBE7102F0E" box="[1216,1342,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2365795372BFFA8E027FBBBE7AD2F0F" box="[1348,1411,1124,1149]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E027FBBBE7AD2F0F" bold="true" box="[1348,1411,1124,1149]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is a larger one which is 1350µm long and 290µm wide with scattered brown spots covering from posterior end of the pharynx to the tapering end of the body. Furthermore, conspicuously,
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E6C0FB73E6112FB6" box="[931,1087,1196,1220]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bimaculata" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E6C0FB73E19A2FB1" box="[931,948,1196,1219]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E6A2FB73E6112FB6" box="[961,1087,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2365795372BFFA8E125FB73E6AB2FB7" box="[1094,1157,1196,1221]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" rank="species">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E125FB73E6AB2FB7" bold="true" box="[1094,1157,1196,1221]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, present two dark brown clavate pigmentation both ventrally and dorsally between pharynx and intestine. However, the main taxonomic character is the structure of the sclerotic stylet(Luther 1955). The girdle of
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E691FB2BE6422E7E" box="[1010,1132,1268,1292]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="superba">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E691FB2BE62D2E79" box="[1010,1027,1268,1291]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E171FB2BE6422E7E" box="[1042,1132,1268,1292]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">superba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is 20µm of height and the one of
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E595FAC7E3B22E42" box="[246,412,1304,1328]" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bimaculata" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E595FAC7E3292E5D" box="[246,263,1304,1327]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E47DFAC7E3B22E42" box="[286,412,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E4CFFAC8E3DA2E42" bold="true" box="[428,500,1303,1328]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
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is much higher as 35µm in average, additionally, 45µm at maximum. The circumference of the girdle of
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E48DFAE3E3D12E21" box="[494,511,1340,1363]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E76EFAE3E0492E26" box="[525,615,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">superba</emphasis>
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is ca.100µm and the one of the new species is ca.250µm. The number of distal spines of
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E42EFABFE3702E05" box="[333,350,1376,1399]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E40DFABFE3E62E0A" box="[366,456,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">superba</emphasis>
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is ca.40 comparing to 44~46 spines of the new species. The shape and length of the spines of both species are different. The spines of
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E785FA5BE0D92EE9" box="[742,759,1412,1435]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E66BFA5BE14C2EEE" box="[776,866,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">superba</emphasis>
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are straight and fine which are equal length and approx. 43µm long. Nevertheless, spines of
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E7E0FA77E0BA2ECD" box="[643,660,1448,1471]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E7C2FA77E1312EB2" box="[673,799,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">bimaculata</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E645FA78E14B2EB2" bold="true" box="[806,869,1447,1472]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
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are dagger-shaped with fine tips slightly bent. It is worth mentioning that the first spine (46±2.9µm) on both side girdle are ca.10µm shorter than the spines (55±3.4µm) in the middle. As for
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E771FA2FE0FC2D7A" box="[530,722,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. queenslandica</emphasis>
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, the Australian species has a stylet with 11µm girdle and 2732 distal spines.
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E454F9CBE3D22D5E" box="[311,508,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. queenslandica</emphasis>
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with spines which are ca. 7µm less than the spines of the new species, shows additional differences in girdle height as well as the number and length of spines.
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E15AF9E7E6962D22" box="[1081,1208,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. expedita</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E193F9E7E7B22D22" box="[1264,1436,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. expeditoides</emphasis>
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have a small stylet less than 40µm in length and 2024 spines.
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E63EF983E19C2D06" box="[861,946,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. b e rgi</emphasis>
has a 107µm stylet and 24 distal spines.
<taxonomicName id="4C714D7F372BFFA8E0E7F983E3322DEA" class="Rhabditophora" family="Dalyelliidae" genus="Gieysztoria" kingdom="Animalia" order="Rhabdocoela" pageId="2" pageNumber="571" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="bicoronaria">
<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E0E7F983E3322DEA" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. bicoronaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a stylet with 31 fine spines. Within the “Aequales” group,
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E685F95FE6AD2DEA" box="[998,1155,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">G. bimaculata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="B905EAEE372BFFA8E1EFF9A0E6E52DEA" bold="true" box="[1164,1227,1663,1688]" pageId="2" pageNumber="571">n. sp.</emphasis>
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has the maximum number of spines (4446) and girdle circumference (250µm).
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