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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1ABF4C69F911534849C575" bold="true" box="[151,518,1560,1586]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="230">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
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Suzuki and Furuya
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<paragraph id="9726369A4A1ABF4C69F911704B45C530" blockId="1.[151,840,1560,1655]" pageId="1" pageNumber="230">[New Japanese name: kagiurokoitachimushi] (Figs. 1,2)</paragraph>
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locality.
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, Honshu, Shiga Prefecture, Otsu (35º 08' 5.40ʺ N, 135º 54' 51.18ʺ E). 24,
<date id="E327105A4A1ABF4C6DD611E34F63C5F8" box="[1208,1324,1703,1727]" pageId="1" pageNumber="230" value="2011-06">June 2011</date>
, collected by Suzuki.
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specimens.
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, mounted in glycerol, is deposited in Lake Biwa Museum (LBM1360000013). All specimens were collected by T.G. Suzuki. Eight
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specimens are in the first authors collection: two specimens site
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, 2011;
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site 3,
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, 2011; Five additional specimens were collected from the Karasuma Peninsula:
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, Honshu, Shiga Prefecture, Kusatsu (35º 4' 29.70ʺ N, 135º 56' 2.28ʺ E:
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collected
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;
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,
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, 2012.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1ABF4C69A910E84B01C4FC" bold="true" box="[199,334,1955,1979]" pageId="1" pageNumber="230">Etymology.</emphasis>
Latin adjective, describing the characteristic spined scale of the dorsal end plate.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1ABF4C69A9108D4B0EC498" bold="true" box="[199,321,1990,2015]" pageId="1" pageNumber="230">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Medium-sized
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1ABF4C6899108C48E7C498" box="[503,680,1991,2015]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="230">Lepidodermella</emphasis>
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of total length 140.0147.4 μm including furca of 15.219.9 μm beginning at U86.0; pharyngeo-intestinal junction (PhIJ) at U29.7; head slightly five- lobed, with cephalion, hypostomion, and two pairs of sensory ciliary bundles. Eye-spots absent. Body enveloped by flat, rounded, scales. Two dorsal terminal plates with a claw-like spine. Two
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of ventral scale between two columns of ventral cilia: rectangular anteriorly around the PhIJ at U31 and oval posteriorly. Rectangular scales in 1 longitudinal row. Oval scales in 3 longitudinal alternating rows. A pair of flat, oval terminal plates cover posterior end of ventral scales.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A19BF4F69A916004B16C223" bold="true" box="[199,345,331,356]" pageId="2" pageNumber="231">Description.</emphasis>
Based on an adultspecimen (
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), 144.6 μm in total length (
<figureCitation id="0FA22A1F4A19BF4F6D3C16074EDAC223" box="[1106,1173,332,356]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[151,250,1900,1923]" captionTargetBox="[213,1372,589,1866]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[213,1373,589,1866]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Lepidodermella acantholepida n. sp., light (a, b) and electron (c) micrographs of the holotype. a, Coronal view; b, dorsal scale and dorsal terminal plate; c, dorsal terminal plate. Scale bars 10 μm in (a) 5 μm in (b, c). Abbreviations: CE, cephalion; DS, dorsal scale; DT, dorsal terminal plate; F, furca; INT, intestine; MR, mouth ring; PH, pharynx; TB, tactile bristle." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/219438/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="231">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
). Body medium-sized, tenpin-shaped with distinct head, neck, and trunk region. Widths of head / neck / trunk / caudal base are 22.9 / 16.0 / 32.7 / 17.4 μm at U10 / U29 / U58 / U84, respectively. Length of distal furca 17.2 μm. Pharynx 36.9 μm in length, from posterior edge of mouth to junction with intestine; PhIJ at U 29.7. Head with 5 shallow lobes and well developed cephalion. Ventral hypostomion located at posterior of mouth. Hypostomion divided into right and left sides, each of length 5.6 μm (
<figureCitation id="0FA22A1F4A19BF4F688E16B44869C150" box="[480,550,511,535]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1904,1927]" captionTargetBox="[178,1400,209,1848]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,193,1883]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Lepidodermella acantholepida n. sp., line drawings of holotype specimen. a, Dorsal view; b, ventral view; c, dorsal scale; d, dorsal terminal plate. Scale bars 5 μm. Abbreviations: CE, cephalion; DS, dorsal scale; DT, dorsal terminal plate; F, furca; HY, hypostomion; MR, mouth ring; SC, sensory cilium; TB, tactile bristle; TP, terminal plate; VC, ventral cilium; VS, ventral scale." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/219439/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="231">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A19BF4F69F910274B5CC4C6" bold="true" box="[151,275,1900,1923]" pageId="2" pageNumber="231">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A19BF4F68771027481FC4C5" box="[281,592,1900,1922]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="231">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A19BF4F6B38102648C0C4C5" bold="true" box="[598,655,1901,1922]" pageId="2" pageNumber="231">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, light (a, b) and electron (c) micrographs of the holotype. a, Coronal view; b, dorsal scale and dorsal terminal plate; c, dorsal terminal plate. Scale bars 10 μm in (a) 5 μm in (b, c). Abbreviations: CE, cephalion; DS, dorsal scale; DT, dorsal terminal plate; F, furca; INT, intestine; MR, mouth ring; PH, pharynx; TB, tactile bristle.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A18BF4E69F9103B4B5AC4C1" bold="true" box="[151,277,1904,1927]" pageId="3" pageNumber="232">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A18BF4E6871103B4816C4C1" box="[287,601,1904,1926]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="232">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A18BF4E6B0D103A48D0C4C1" bold="true" box="[611,671,1905,1926]" pageId="3" pageNumber="232">n. sp.</emphasis>
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, line drawings of holotype specimen. a, Dorsal view; b, ventral view; c, dorsal scale; d, dorsal terminal plate. Scale bars 5 μm. Abbreviations: CE, cephalion; DS, dorsal scale; DT, dorsal terminal plate; F, furca; HY, hypostomion; MR, mouth ring; SC, sensory cilium; TB, tactile bristle; TP, terminal plate; VC, ventral cilium; VS, ventral scale.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A917D34B3BC3F7" box="[199,372,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Sensory organs</emphasis>
: Two pairs of cephalic ciliary tufts isolated on either side of head, each consisting of seven or more sensory cilia: anterior pair 11 μm in length, posterior 20 μm. Eye-spots absent. Tactile bristles 10 μm in length at U25.0 on neck and U84.5 caudally.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A9164F4BEEC25B" box="[199,417,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Cuticular armature</emphasis>
: Body covered dorsally with 2832 columns of flat scales in 57 rows, except for regions of cephalion and furca. Dorsal scales flat, round, without spine, mean diameter 5.8 μm. Scales overlap, dorsally shape and size identical except for a pair of dorsal terminal plates which are rhombic, 6.7 μm in length, 5.1 μm in width, with a thick, simple spine of length 5.8 μm. Two
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of ventral scale covering region between two columns of ventral cilia: one column of 17 rectangular scales of 7.1 μm in width, 2.3μm in length, located from 13.4U to 33.7U; 3 columns of 18 flat, oval scales, each 3.8 μm in length, 5.4 μm in width. A pair of oval terminal plates covering posterior end of ventral scales, their width 3.0 μm, length 9.4 μm; larger than other ventral scales.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A9154B4B32C15F" box="[199,381,512,536]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Ventral ciliation</emphasis>
: Densely packed field of cilia at posterior edge of hypostomion (07 U) extending posteriorly as two longitudinal bands, ending at U 88.
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<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A915024B3BC127" box="[199,372,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Digestive tract</emphasis>
: Mouth opening with maximum and minimum diameters 8.2 μm and 5.2 μm. Pharynx cylindrical, shape width 11μm. Intestine straight, slightly wider anteriorly (9.7 μm), narrowing gradually over its length to 7.0 μm. Anus ventral, at U 83.4.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="DF8365114A1FBF4969A915FF4F49C64B" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="9726369A4A1FBF4969A915FF49DDC0E3" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,1580]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A915FF4B74C18B" bold="true" box="[199,315,692,716]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Remarks.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF49682C15FF48D4C18B" box="[322,667,692,716]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF49682C15FF48D4C18B" box="[322,667,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF496BCD15FF48ADC18B" box="[675,738,692,716]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496BCD15FF48ADC18B" bold="true" box="[675,738,692,716]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is similar to
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496A1915FE4E30C18B" authority="Dujardin" authorityName="Dujardin" box="[887,1151,692,716]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="squamata">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496A1915FE4E4DC18B" box="[887,1026,693,716]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. squamata</emphasis>
(Dujardin)
</taxonomicName>
in the shape of body and scales.
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF49698215934858C1B7" box="[236,535,728,752]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="squamata">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF49698215934858C1B7" box="[236,535,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella squamata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a wide geographical distribution in Europe,
<collectingCountry id="EF8E760A4A1FBF496D32159C4EE5C1A8" box="[1116,1194,727,751]" name="Russia" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Russia</collectingCountry>
, Asia,
<collectingCountry id="EF8E760A4A1FBF496C6E159C4F2CC1A8" box="[1280,1379,727,751]" name="United States of America" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">America</collectingCountry>
, and Africa (Schwank &amp; Bartsch 1990). Amato and Weiss (1982) reported many variations in the shape and arrangement of scales in
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4968AA146A481AC07F" box="[452,597,801,824]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="squamata">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4968AA146A481AC07F" box="[452,597,801,824]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. squamata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and Kånneby, Todaro and Jondelius (2012) suggest that the currently recognized
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496877140E4BECC01B" box="[281,419,837,860]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="squamata">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496877140E4BECC01B" box="[281,419,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. squamata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is probably composed of several cryptic species complexes. However,
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496DAF140E4F31C01B" box="[1217,1406,836,860]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496DAF140E4F31C01B" box="[1217,1406,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF496CEB140F4AF7C0C7" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496CEB140F4AF7C0C7" bold="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is easily distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496891142248C5C0C7" box="[511,650,873,896]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="squamata">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496891142248C5C0C7" box="[511,650,873,896]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. squamata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its hypostomion (linear pair vs. curved pair) and its pair of spined scales, which are absent in
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4968A914C649C1C0E3" authority="Schwank &amp; Bartsch 1990" authorityName="Schwank &amp; Bartsch" authorityYear="1990" box="[455,910,908,932]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="squamata">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4968A914C6481DC0E3" box="[455,594,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. squamata</emphasis>
(Schwank &amp; Bartsch 1990)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9726369A4A1FBF4969A914FB4F49C64B" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,1580]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4969A914FB486FC08F" box="[199,544,944,968]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A914FB486FC08F" box="[199,544,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF496B4914FB4828C08F" box="[551,615,944,968]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496B4914FB4828C08F" bold="true" box="[551,615,944,968]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
is similar to six species in dorsal scale shape and the presence of spines: cf.
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4969D5149E484AC0AB" authority="Kisielewski, L." authorityName="Kisielewski, L." box="[187,517,980,1004]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="amazonica">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969D5149E4B1CC0AB" box="[187,339,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. amazonica</emphasis>
Kisielewski,
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496880149E484AC0AB" box="[494,517,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L.</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
broa Kisielewski,
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496BB5149E4E4BC0AB" authority="Kanneby, L." authorityName="Kanneby, L." box="[731,1028,980,1004]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="intermedia">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496BB5149E493CC0AB" box="[731,883,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. intermedia</emphasis>
Kånneby,
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496A83149E4E4BC0AB" box="[1005,1028,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L.</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
minor chaetifer Kisielewski, and
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496CEB149E4BC0C748" authority="Tretyakova." authorityName="Tretyakova." family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="spinifera">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496CEB149E4AB4C757" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. spinifera</emphasis>
Tretyakova.
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4968F214B34907C757" box="[412,840,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4968F214B34898C757" box="[412,727,1016,1040]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="amazonica">Lepidodermella amazonica</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496B8714B2490BC757" box="[745,836,1016,1040]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="broa">L. broa</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496AE214B24E29C757" box="[908,1126,1016,1040]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="subSpecies" species="minor" subSpecies="chaetifer">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496AE214B24E29C757" box="[908,1126,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. minor chaetifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are recorded from
<collectingCountry id="EF8E760A4A1FBF496C3914BC4FD3C748" box="[1367,1436,1015,1039]" name="Brazil" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Brazil</collectingCountry>
(Kisielewski 1991).
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF49681313574897C773" box="[381,728,1052,1076]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF49681313574897C773" box="[381,728,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF496B8E1357496FC773" box="[736,800,1052,1076]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496B8E1357496FC773" bold="true" box="[736,800,1052,1076]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496AD713564E1EC773" box="[953,1105,1053,1076]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="amazonica">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496AD713564E1EC773" box="[953,1105,1053,1076]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. amazonica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in body length (140.0147.4 μm vs. 199200 μm), scale shape (oval vs. with antero-lateral horns), tactile bristles on the neck (a pair vs. absent), and spine at dorsal terminal plate (claw-like spine vs. no spine; Kisielewski 1991).
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496D2D132F4FD3C73B" box="[1091,1436,1124,1148]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496D2D132F4FD3C73B" box="[1091,1436,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF4969F913C34A9AC7E7" box="[151,213,1160,1184]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969F913C34A9AC7E7" bold="true" box="[151,213,1160,1184]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF49680913C24BF7C7E7" box="[359,440,1160,1184]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="broa">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF49680913C24BF7C7E7" box="[359,440,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. broa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the ventral scales between the ciliary bands (rectangular and oval vs. absent) and spine at dorsal terminal plate (claw like spine vs. no spine; Kisielewski 1991).
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496A9C13E74F00C783" box="[1010,1359,1196,1220]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496A9C13E74F00C783" box="[1010,1359,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF496C3713E74FD4C783" box="[1369,1435,1196,1220]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496C3713E74FD4C783" bold="true" box="[1369,1435,1196,1220]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496842139A484FC7AF" box="[300,512,1232,1256]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="subSpecies" species="minor" subSpecies="chaetifer">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496842139A484FC7AF" box="[300,512,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. minor chaetifer</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the number of spined scale (2 vs. 6), ventral terminal plate (flat vs. keeled spined), and ventral scales between ciliary bands (rectangular and oval vs. absent; Kisielewski 1991).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="DF8365114A1FBF4969A912534B2AC56B" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" type="description">
<paragraph id="9726369A4A1FBF4969A912534875C6DB" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,1580]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4969A912534846C677" box="[199,521,1304,1328]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="intermedia">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A912534846C677" box="[199,521,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella intermedia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was described from Mount Njulla, Swedish Lapland.
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496D8512534B78C613" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496D8512534B78C613" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF49682F12774BCDC613" box="[321,386,1340,1364]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF49682F12774BCDC613" bold="true" box="[321,386,1340,1364]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496B4E127648F5C613" box="[544,698,1340,1364]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="intermedia">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496B4E127648F5C613" box="[544,698,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. intermedia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in body length (140.0147.4 μm vs. 114 μm), the shape of the dorsal spined scale (large rhombic vs. small rounded) and the keeled scale (absent vs. dorsal plate near the cilia and terminal plate; Kånneby
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4968C212CE4BA4C6DB" box="[428,491,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">et. al.</emphasis>
2011).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="9726369A4A1FBF4969A912E34B2AC56B" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,1580]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4969A912E34BA8C687" box="[199,487,1448,1472]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="spinifera">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969A912E34BA8C687" box="[199,487,1448,1472]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella spinifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is recorded from Europe and Northern Asia excluding
<collectingCountry id="EF8E760A4A1FBF496D1D12EC4EF9C6F8" box="[1139,1206,1447,1471]" name="China" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">China</collectingCountry>
(Tretyakova 1991).
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF4969F912874BBFC6A3" box="[151,496,1484,1508]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="acantholepida" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF4969F912874BBFC6A3" box="[151,496,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">Lepidodermella acantholepida</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="BEDE57F34A1FBF49689612874877C6A3" box="[504,568,1484,1508]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" rank="species">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF49689612874877C6A3" bold="true" box="[504,568,1484,1508]" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">n. sp.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="50994D194A1FBF496BA11286491FC6A3" box="[719,848,1484,1508]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Lepidodermella" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="4" pageNumber="233" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="spinifera">
<emphasis id="A5EDEA884A1FBF496BA11286491FC6A3" box="[719,848,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="233">L. spinifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in scale shape (round vs. in the shape of a gourd or distended rectangle), terminal plate (oval vs. square) and spined scale (dorsal terminal plate vs. ventral scale; Tretyakova 1991).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</document>