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Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). Full body view. A. Dorsal view. B. Internal view. C. Ventral view. Scale bars = 30 µm." captionText-1="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. 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Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A–C. Scanning electron microscopy. D–F. Light microscopy – DIC. A. Detail of a section of the dorsal middle trunk, showing the most common type of scale, Type 1, with emphasis on its characteristic shape. B. Detail of a section of the dorsal posterior trunk, showing Type 2 and Type 3 scales. C–E. Detail of the transition between the dorsal posterior trunk and the dorsal furca base, showing the particular scale covering of this region. F. Detail of the transition between the ventral posterior trunk and the ventral furca base, showing the particular scale covering this region. Abbreviations: sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales; svs = small ventral pair of spines. Scale bars: A–C = 5 µm; D = 10 µm; E = 15 µm; F = 10 µm." captionText-4="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." captionText-5="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." captionText-6="Fig. 8. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C, E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Detail of the furca base in posterior dorsolateral view. D–E. Details of the furcal rami. Abbreviations: fb = furca base; fr = furcal rami; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales. 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From the Latin 
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meaning ‘belonging to an islandʼ, in reference to the 
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Specimen was examined while still alive under a compound microscope however, due to the fragility of the body, it was destroyed and is no longer available (
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Garraffoni 
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Specimens were examined while still alive under a compound microscope, however, due to the fragility of their bodies, they were destroyed and are no longer available (
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Garraffoni 
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). Photographs of the specimens are available at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Campinas, under the
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access numbers 
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The description is based on both the 
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Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). Full body view. A. Dorsal view. B. Internal view. C. Ventral view. Scale bars = 30 µm." captionText-1="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." captionText-2="Fig. 4. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. Posterior region of the body. A. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). B, D. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 57). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Posterior dorsolateral view. D. Posterior ventral view. Abbreviations: fr = furcal rami; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." captionText-3="Fig. 5. Close-up of the different types of scales described forPolymerurusinsularis sp. nov.A–C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). D, F. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A–C. Scanning electron microscopy. D–F. Light microscopy – DIC. A. Detail of a section of the dorsal middle trunk, showing the most common type of scale, Type 1, with emphasis on its characteristic shape. B. Detail of a section of the dorsal posterior trunk, showing Type 2 and Type 3 scales. C–E. Detail of the transition between the dorsal posterior trunk and the dorsal furca base, showing the particular scale covering of this region. F. Detail of the transition between the ventral posterior trunk and the ventral furca base, showing the particular scale covering this region. Abbreviations: sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales; svs = small ventral pair of spines. Scale bars: A–C = 5 µm; D = 10 µm; E = 15 µm; F = 10 µm." captionText-4="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." captionText-5="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." captionText-6="Fig. 8. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C, E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Detail of the furca base in posterior dorsolateral view. D–E. Details of the furcal rami. Abbreviations: fb = furca base; fr = furcal rami; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales. 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; 
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).
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HABITUS. Specimens have a slender body with total length ranging from 
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to 
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, showing a slight neck constriction, represented by a small variation in width between the head and the neck. The cylindrical trunk is 
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wide at middle body length, showing little variation in width throughout its length, except for the set apart furcal rami, which are preceded by a pronounced constriction (
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). Body widths at head, medium length and furca base are, respectively, 
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, 
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and 
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HEAD. The three-lobed head is 
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wide and has three sets of distinct plates. The cephalion (U1–U6) is 
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long and 
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wide, with a free (detached from the cuticle) posterior portion and short paired lateral projections (lappets), each 
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long, posteriorly detached from the head and slightly lifted (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6702FFFF37194176FD95F98D" box="[521,620,1576,1603]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Figs 3A</figureCitation>
, 
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). There is a pair of pleurae (U2–U6), each 
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long and presenting a rough texture with small parallel grooves, contrasting with the smooth surface of the cephalion (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6702FFFF34514131FE5BF947" box="[321,418,1647,1673]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Figs 3B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6702FFFF34A04131FE2BF947" box="[432,466,1647,1673]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401649/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">7C</figureCitation>
). The ventral hypostomion is a well-marked transversal bar, at U4, 13– 
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long and shaped like an arch (i.e., decreasing in thickness towards the lateral extremities) with a middle concavity (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6702FFFF345041EBFE62F901" box="[320,411,1717,1743]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). Two tufts of cilia (cephalic sensory bristles) are present on each side of the head. The first tuft is shorter, approximately 
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long and located below the cephalion projections (U1), while the second is situated between the cephalion and the pleurae (U2), bearing longer cilia with an average length of 
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(
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). No dorsal sensory bristles were observed. Mouth is subterminal, with 
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of diameter and surrounded by a ring that is segmented with longitudinal ridges (
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). The pharynx is relatively long, reaching up to one-quarter body length (adhesive tubes excluded) and situated between U2 and U20. It is 
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long, 
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wide at mid-length and divided in 2 regions, without any distinct constrictions. Pharynx becomes wider towards its inferior portion at the pharyngeal intestinal junction (from 
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to 
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) while at its superior end a distinct, although small, furrow is formed at the junction of the internal regions (
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9670FFFF235AF40F8FEF4F80E" bold="true" box="[191,269,1958,1984]" pageId="7" pageNumber="69">Fig. 2.</emphasis>
Light microscopy – DIC. 
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, holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). Full body view. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9670FFFF234134097FEE1F82D" bold="true" box="[259,280,1993,2019]" pageId="7" pageNumber="69">A</emphasis>
. Dorsal view. 
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. Internal view. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9670FFFF2379C4097FD58F82D" bold="true" box="[652,673,1993,2019]" pageId="7" pageNumber="69">C</emphasis>
. Ventral view. Scale bars = 30 µm.
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD35AD41F7FEEDF90D" bold="true" box="[189,276,1705,1731]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Fig. 3.</emphasis>
Light microscopy – DIC. 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD376C41F7FC72F90D" box="[636,907,1705,1731]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
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, holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD35AD4192FF0FF928" bold="true" box="[189,246,1740,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">A–C</emphasis>
. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD36BB4192FC39F928" bold="true" box="[939,960,1740,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">A</emphasis>
. Anterior dorsal region. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD31FF4192FAFAF928" bold="true" box="[1263,1283,1740,1766]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">B</emphasis>
. Anterior internal region. 
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. anterior ventral region. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD37AC41AEFD09F8C4" bold="true" box="[700,752,1776,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">D–F</emphasis>
. Correspond to the trunk. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD313E41AEFBBBF8C4" bold="true" box="[1070,1090,1776,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">D</emphasis>
. Dorsal trunk. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD31E941AEFAF2F8C4" bold="true" box="[1273,1291,1776,1802]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">E</emphasis>
. Internal trunk. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD341D404DFEE6F8E3" bold="true" box="[269,287,1811,1837]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">F</emphasis>
. Ventral trunk. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD34CF404CFDE9F8E2" bold="true" box="[479,528,1810,1836]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">G–I</emphasis>
. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD319D404CFB5DF8E2" bold="true" box="[1165,1188,1810,1836]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">G</emphasis>
. Dorsal posterior third. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD34134068FEE3F89E" bold="true" box="[259,282,1846,1872]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">H</emphasis>
. Internal posterior third. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD37534068FDB7F89E" bold="true" box="[579,590,1846,1872]" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">I</emphasis>
. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD34E040FEFDC4F874" box="[496,573,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Type 1</emphasis>
scales; sc-2 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD37FB40FEFCC1F874" box="[747,824,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Type 2</emphasis>
scale; sc-3 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD36CA40FEFBDEF874" box="[986,1063,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Type 3</emphasis>
scales; sc-4 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD31C440FEFAD8F874" box="[1236,1313,1952,1978]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Type 4</emphasis>
scales; vs = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96700FFFD35E6409DFEBAF813" box="[246,323,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="70">Type 1</emphasis>
ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm.
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<paragraph id="8B9936AB6701FFFC35AD4657FD1BFEBD" blockId="9.[188,1399,265,371]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC35AD4657FED9FEE8" bold="true" box="[189,288,265,294]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Table 2</emphasis>
(continued on next page). Morphometric features of 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC36D24657FB27FEE8" box="[962,1246,265,294]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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All scale lengths for which the scale 
<typeStatus id="549D88096701FFFC3772466EFD60FE82" box="[610,665,304,332]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">type</typeStatus>
is 
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specified are from 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC36CF466EFBCBFE82" box="[991,1074,304,332]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<typeStatus id="549D88096701FFFC36CF466EFBE2FE82" box="[991,1051,304,332]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Type</typeStatus>
1
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scales. Abbrevation: N = total number of measured adult specimens.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9936AB6701FFFC35D24697FAAAF874" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
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<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24696FAACFE2D" box="[194,1365,456,483]" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24696FC76FE2D" box="[194,911,456,483]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC35D24697FED6FE2D" bold="true" box="[194,303,457,483]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Features</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D956701000A36D64696FBA3FE2D" box="[966,1114,456,483]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC36D64697FBA3FE2C" bold="true" box="[966,1114,456,483]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Range (µm)</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D956701000A31914696FAF4FE2D" box="[1153,1293,456,483]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC31914697FAF4FE2C" bold="true" box="[1153,1293,456,483]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Mean (µm)</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D956701000A30504696FAACFE2D" box="[1344,1365,456,483]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96701FFFC30504697FAACFE2D" bold="true" box="[1344,1365,457,483]" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">N</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D246A7FAACFDD8" box="[194,1365,505,534]" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D246A7FC76FDD8" box="[194,911,505,534]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Total body length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D646A7FBA3FDD8" box="[966,1114,505,534]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">215–408</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319146A7FAF4FDD8" box="[1153,1293,505,534]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">322</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305046A7FAACFDD8" box="[1344,1365,505,534]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D2457FFAACFD88" box="[194,1365,545,582]" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D2457FFC76FD88" box="[194,911,545,582]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Body length (furcal rami excluded)</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D6457FFBA3FD88" box="[966,1114,545,582]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">139–308</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A3191457FFAF4FD88" box="[1153,1293,545,582]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">222</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A3050457FFAACFD88" box="[1344,1365,545,582]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24507FAACFDB8" box="[194,1365,601,630]" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24507FC76FDB8" box="[194,911,601,630]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Furcal rami length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64507FBA3FDB8" box="[966,1114,601,630]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">91.5–94.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914507FAF4FDB8" box="[1153,1293,601,630]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">93</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504507FAACFDB8" box="[1344,1365,601,630]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D245D7FAACFD68" box="[194,1365,649,678]" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D245D7FC76FD68" box="[194,911,649,678]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Furcal rami + adhesive tubes length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D645D7FBA3FD68" box="[966,1114,649,678]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">109–117</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319145D7FAF4FD68" box="[1153,1293,649,678]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">113</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305045D7FAACFD68" box="[1344,1365,649,678]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D245E7FAACFD18" box="[194,1365,697,726]" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D245E7FC76FD18" box="[194,911,697,726]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Adhesive tubes length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D645E7FBA3FD18" box="[966,1114,697,726]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">16–23</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319145E7FAF4FD18" box="[1153,1293,697,726]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">19.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305045E7FAACFD18" box="[1344,1365,697,726]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D245B7FAACFCC8" box="[194,1365,745,774]" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D245B7FC76FCC8" box="[194,911,745,774]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Furca base width</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D645B7FBA3FCC8" box="[966,1114,745,774]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">26.5–27.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319145B7FAF4FCC8" box="[1153,1293,745,774]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">27</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305045B7FAACFCC8" box="[1344,1365,745,774]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24447FAACFCF8" box="[194,1365,793,822]" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24447FC76FCF8" box="[194,911,793,822]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Number of furcal rami segments per side</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64447FBA3FCF8" box="[966,1114,793,822]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">19–21</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914447FAF4FCF8" box="[1153,1293,793,822]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">20</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504447FAACFCF8" box="[1344,1365,793,822]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24417FAACFCA8" box="[194,1365,841,870]" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24417FC76FCA8" box="[194,911,841,870]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Length of ornamentation bristles on the furcal rami segments</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64417FBA3FCA8" box="[966,1114,841,870]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">4–8</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914417FAF4FCA8" box="[1153,1293,841,870]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">6</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504417FAACFCA8" box="[1344,1365,841,870]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24427FAACFC58" box="[194,1365,889,918]" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24427FC76FC58" box="[194,911,889,918]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Body width at head</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64427FBA3FC58" box="[966,1114,889,918]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">24–42</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914427FAF4FC58" box="[1153,1293,889,918]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">32</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504427FAACFC58" box="[1344,1365,889,918]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D244F7FAACFC08" box="[194,1365,937,966]" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D244F7FC76FC08" box="[194,911,937,966]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Body width at medium length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D644F7FBA3FC08" box="[966,1114,937,966]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">31–55</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319144F7FAF4FC08" box="[1153,1293,937,966]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">40</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305044F7FAACFC08" box="[1344,1365,937,966]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24483FAACFC34" box="[194,1365,989,1018]" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24483FC76FC34" box="[194,911,989,1018]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Body width at furca base</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64483FBA3FC34" box="[966,1114,989,1018]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">23–25</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914483FAF4FC34" box="[1153,1293,989,1018]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">24</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504483FAACFC34" box="[1344,1365,989,1018]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24353FAACFBE4" box="[194,1365,1037,1066]" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24353FC76FBE4" box="[194,911,1037,1066]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Diameter of mouth ring</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64353FBA3FBE4" box="[966,1114,1037,1066]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">8–13</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914353FAF4FBE4" box="[1153,1293,1037,1066]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">10</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504353FAACFBE4" box="[1344,1365,1037,1066]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24363FAACFB94" box="[194,1365,1085,1114]" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24363FC76FB94" box="[194,911,1085,1114]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Number of cephalic lobes</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64363FBA3FB94" box="[966,1114,1085,1114]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914363FAF4FB94" box="[1153,1293,1085,1114]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504363FAACFB94" box="[1344,1365,1085,1114]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24333FAACFB44" box="[194,1365,1133,1162]" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24333FC76FB44" box="[194,911,1133,1162]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Number of head cilia tufts</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64333FBA3FB44" box="[966,1114,1133,1162]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">4</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914333FAF4FB44" box="[1153,1293,1133,1162]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">4</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504333FAACFB44" box="[1344,1365,1133,1162]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D243C3FAACFB74" box="[194,1365,1181,1210]" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D243C3FC76FB74" box="[194,911,1181,1210]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Length of first cilia tuft</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D643C3FBA3FB74" box="[966,1114,1181,1210]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">9–12</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319143C3FAF4FB74" box="[1153,1293,1181,1210]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">10.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305043C3FAACFB74" box="[1344,1365,1181,1210]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24393FAACFB24" box="[194,1365,1229,1258]" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24393FC76FB24" box="[194,911,1229,1258]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Length of second cilia tuft</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64393FBA3FB24" box="[966,1114,1229,1258]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">11–19.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914393FAF4FB24" box="[1153,1293,1229,1258]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">14</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504393FAACFB24" box="[1344,1365,1229,1258]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D243A3FAACFAD4" box="[194,1365,1277,1306]" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D243A3FC76FAD4" box="[194,911,1277,1306]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Cephalion length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D643A3FBA3FAD4" box="[966,1114,1277,1306]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">19–25</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319143A3FAF4FAD4" box="[1153,1293,1277,1306]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">23</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305043A3FAACFAD4" box="[1344,1365,1277,1306]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24273FAACFA84" box="[194,1365,1325,1354]" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24273FC76FA84" box="[194,911,1325,1354]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Cephalion width</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64273FBA3FA84" box="[966,1114,1325,1354]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">20–36</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914273FAF4FA84" box="[1153,1293,1325,1354]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">28</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504273FAACFA84" box="[1344,1365,1325,1354]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24203FAACFAB4" box="[194,1365,1373,1402]" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24203FC76FAB4" box="[194,911,1373,1402]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Lateral projections (lappets) length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64203FBA3FAB4" box="[966,1114,1373,1402]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">10–18</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914203FAF4FAB4" box="[1153,1293,1373,1402]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">14</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504203FAACFAB4" box="[1344,1365,1373,1402]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D242D3FAACFA64" box="[194,1365,1421,1450]" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D242D3FC76FA64" box="[194,911,1421,1450]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Pleurae length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D642D3FBA3FA64" box="[966,1114,1421,1450]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">12–15</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319142D3FAF4FA64" box="[1153,1293,1421,1450]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">14</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305042D3FAACFA64" box="[1344,1365,1421,1450]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D242E3FAACFA14" box="[194,1365,1469,1498]" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D242E3FC76FA14" box="[194,911,1469,1498]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Hypostomium length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D642E3FBA3FA14" box="[966,1114,1469,1498]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">13–17</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319142E3FAF4FA14" box="[1153,1293,1469,1498]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">15</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305042E3FAACFA14" box="[1344,1365,1469,1498]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D242B3FAACF9C4" box="[194,1365,1517,1546]" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D242B3FC76F9C4" box="[194,911,1517,1546]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Pharynx length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D642B3FBA3F9C4" box="[966,1114,1517,1546]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">74</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319142B3FAF4F9C4" box="[1153,1293,1517,1546]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">74</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305042B3FAACF9C4" box="[1344,1365,1517,1546]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24143FAACF9F4" box="[194,1365,1565,1594]" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24143FC76F9F4" box="[194,911,1565,1594]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Pharynx width at upper length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64143FBA3F9F4" box="[966,1114,1565,1594]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">19</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914143FAF4F9F4" box="[1153,1293,1565,1594]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">19</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504143FAACF9F4" box="[1344,1365,1565,1594]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24113FAACF9A4" box="[194,1365,1613,1642]" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24113FC76F9A4" box="[194,911,1613,1642]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Pharynx width at medium length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64113FBA3F9A4" box="[966,1114,1613,1642]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">25</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914113FAF4F9A4" box="[1153,1293,1613,1642]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">25</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504113FAACF9A4" box="[1344,1365,1613,1642]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24123FAACF954" box="[194,1365,1661,1690]" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24123FC76F954" box="[194,911,1661,1690]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Pharynx width at pharingeointestinal junction</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64123FBA3F954" box="[966,1114,1661,1690]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">27</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914123FAF4F954" box="[1153,1293,1661,1690]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">27</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504123FAACF954" box="[1344,1365,1661,1690]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D241F3FAACF904" box="[194,1365,1709,1738]" gridrow="26" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D241F3FC76F904" box="[194,911,1709,1738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Egg width</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D641F3FBA3F904" box="[966,1114,1709,1738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">30</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319141F3FAF4F904" box="[1153,1293,1709,1738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">30</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305041F3FAACF904" box="[1344,1365,1709,1738]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24183FAACF934" box="[194,1365,1757,1786]" gridrow="27" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24183FC76F934" box="[194,911,1757,1786]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Protonephridia length</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64183FBA3F934" box="[966,1114,1757,1786]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">105</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914183FAF4F934" box="[1153,1293,1757,1786]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">105</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504183FAACF934" box="[1344,1365,1757,1786]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24053FAACF8E4" box="[194,1365,1805,1834]" gridrow="28" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24053FC76F8E4" box="[194,911,1805,1834]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Length of locomotory cilia</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64053FBA3F8E4" box="[966,1114,1805,1834]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">5–8.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914053FAF4F8E4" box="[1153,1293,1805,1834]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">7</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504053FAACF8E4" box="[1344,1365,1805,1834]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24063FAACF894" box="[194,1365,1853,1882]" gridrow="29" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24063FC76F894" box="[194,911,1853,1882]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Total number of longitudinal columns of scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64063FBA3F894" box="[966,1114,1853,1882]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">42</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914063FAF4F894" box="[1153,1293,1853,1882]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">42</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504063FAACF894" box="[1344,1365,1853,1882]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D24033FAACF844" box="[194,1365,1901,1930]" gridrow="30" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D24033FC76F844" box="[194,911,1901,1930]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Number of scales in a single longitudinal column</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D64033FBA3F844" box="[966,1114,1901,1930]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">55</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A31914033FAF4F844" box="[1153,1293,1901,1930]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">55</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A30504033FAACF844" box="[1344,1365,1901,1930]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96701000A35D240C3FAACF874" box="[194,1365,1949,1978]" gridrow="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">
<th id="76C75D956701000A35D240C3FC76F874" box="[194,911,1949,1978]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">Total number of horizontal rows of scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956701000A36D640C3FBA3F874" box="[966,1114,1949,1978]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">64</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A319140C3FAF4F874" box="[1153,1293,1949,1978]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">64</td>
<td id="76C75D956701000A305040C3FAACF874" box="[1344,1365,1949,1978]" gridcol="3" gridrow="31" pageId="9" pageNumber="71">1</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<tableCitation id="C6A403106702FFFF35AC4657FED9FEE8" box="[188,288,265,294]" captionStart="Table 2" captionStartId="9.[189,264,265,293]" captionTargetBox="[194,1365,456,1978]" captionText="Table 2 (continued on next page). Morphometric features of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. All scale lengths for which the scale type is not specified are from Type 1 scales. Abbrevation: N = total number of measured adult specimens." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF5966236701FFFC35AD4657FD1BFEBD" pageId="10" pageNumber="72" tableUuid="DF5966236701FFFC35AD4657FD1BFEBD">Table 2</tableCitation>
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(continued).
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<paragraph id="8B9936AB6702FFFF35D2462FFAAAFA12" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
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<tr id="351634E96702000A35D2462EFAACFE45" box="[194,1365,368,395]" gridrow="0" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF35D2462FFED6FE45" bold="true" box="[194,303,369,395]" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Features</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D956702000A36D6462EFBA3FE45" box="[966,1114,368,395]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF36D6462FFBA3FE44" bold="true" box="[966,1114,368,395]" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Range (µm)</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D956702000A3191462EFAF4FE45" box="[1153,1293,368,395]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF3191462FFAF4FE44" bold="true" box="[1153,1293,368,395]" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Mean (µm)</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D956702000A3050462EFAACFE45" box="[1344,1365,368,395]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF3050462FFAACFE45" bold="true" box="[1344,1365,369,395]" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">N</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D246C1FAACFE72" box="[194,1365,415,444]" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D246C1FC6CFE72" box="[194,917,415,444]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Number of scales in a single horizontal row</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D646C1FBA3FE72" box="[966,1114,415,444]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">10</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319146C1FAF4FE72" box="[1153,1293,415,444]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">10</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305046C1FAACFE72" box="[1344,1365,415,444]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24691FAACFE22" box="[194,1365,463,492]" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24691FC6CFE22" box="[194,917,463,492]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of neck dorsolateral scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64691FBA3FE22" box="[966,1114,463,492]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">3.5–8.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914691FAF4FE22" box="[1153,1293,463,492]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504691FAACFE22" box="[1344,1365,463,492]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D246A1FAACFDD2" box="[194,1365,511,540]" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D246A1FC6CFDD2" box="[194,917,511,540]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of middle trunk dorsal scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D646A1FBA3FDD2" box="[966,1114,511,540]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5.5–9</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319146A1FAF4FDD2" box="[1153,1293,511,540]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">8.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305046A1FAACFDD2" box="[1344,1365,511,540]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24571FAACFD82" box="[194,1365,559,588]" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24571FC6CFD82" box="[194,917,559,588]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of middle trunk lateral scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64571FBA3FD82" box="[966,1114,559,588]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6.5–11</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914571FAF4FD82" box="[1153,1293,559,588]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">8.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504571FAACFD82" box="[1344,1365,559,588]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24501FAACFDB2" box="[194,1365,607,636]" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24501FC6CFDB2" box="[194,917,607,636]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of rear dorsolateral scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64501FBA3FDB2" box="[966,1114,607,636]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">7.5–9</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914501FAF4FDB2" box="[1153,1293,607,636]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504501FAACFDB2" box="[1344,1365,607,636]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D245D1FAACFD62" box="[194,1365,655,684]" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D245D1FC6CFD62" box="[194,917,655,684]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of rear triangular scale (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF372645CFFD7DFD65" box="[566,644,657,683]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 2</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D645D1FBA3FD62" box="[966,1114,655,684]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5–7</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319145D1FAF4FD62" box="[1153,1293,655,684]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305045D1FAACFD62" box="[1344,1365,655,684]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D245E1FAACFD12" box="[194,1365,703,732]" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D245E1FC6CFD12" box="[194,917,703,732]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of small rounded scales with posterior spines (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF362E459FFC72FD15" box="[830,907,705,731]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 3</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D645E1FBA3FD12" box="[966,1114,703,732]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319145E1FAF4FD12" box="[1153,1293,703,732]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305045E1FAACFD12" box="[1344,1365,703,732]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D245B1FAACFCC2" box="[194,1365,751,780]" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D245B1FC6CFCC2" box="[194,917,751,780]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of rear dorsal small scales (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF374E45AFFD55FCC5" box="[606,684,753,779]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 4</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D645B1FBA3FCC2" box="[966,1114,751,780]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2.5–5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319145B1FAF4FCC2" box="[1153,1293,751,780]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">3</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305045B1FAACFCC2" box="[1344,1365,751,780]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24441FAACFCF2" box="[194,1365,799,828]" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24441FC6CFCF2" box="[194,917,799,828]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of rear indented scales (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF3725447FFD7BFCF5" box="[565,642,801,827]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 5</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64441FBA3FCF2" box="[966,1114,799,828]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">7–8</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914441FAF4FCF2" box="[1153,1293,799,828]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">7.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504441FAACFCF2" box="[1344,1365,799,828]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24411FAACFCA2" box="[194,1365,847,876]" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24411FC6CFCA2" box="[194,917,847,876]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of neck ventral scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64411FBA3FCA2" box="[966,1114,847,876]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">3.5–5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914411FAF4FCA2" box="[1153,1293,847,876]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504411FAACFCA2" box="[1344,1365,847,876]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24421FAACFC52" box="[194,1365,895,924]" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24421FC6CFC52" box="[194,917,895,924]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of middle trunk ventral scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64421FBA3FC52" box="[966,1114,895,924]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914421FAF4FC52" box="[1153,1293,895,924]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504421FAACFC52" box="[1344,1365,895,924]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D244F1FAACFC02" box="[194,1365,943,972]" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D244F1FC6CFC02" box="[194,917,943,972]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of rear trunk ventral scales</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D644F1FBA3FC02" box="[966,1114,943,972]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4–7</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319144F1FAF4FC02" box="[1153,1293,943,972]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305044F1FAACFC02" box="[1344,1365,943,972]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24481FAACFC32" box="[194,1365,991,1020]" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24481FC6CFC32" box="[194,917,991,1020]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of keeled ventral scales (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF375044BFFD74FC34" box="[576,653,992,1018]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 6</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64481FBA3FC32" box="[966,1114,991,1020]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">9.5–10</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914481FAF4FC32" box="[1153,1293,991,1020]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">10</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504481FAACFC32" box="[1344,1365,991,1020]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24351FAACFBE2" box="[194,1365,1039,1068]" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24351FC6CFBE2" box="[194,917,1039,1068]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of small ventral elongated scales (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF37BD434FFD03FBE5" box="[685,762,1041,1067]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 7</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64351FBA3FBE2" box="[966,1114,1039,1068]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">3.5–4</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914351FAF4FBE2" box="[1153,1293,1039,1068]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">3.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504351FAACFBE2" box="[1344,1365,1039,1068]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24361FAACFB92" box="[194,1365,1087,1116]" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24361FC6CFB92" box="[194,917,1087,1116]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of small ventral round scales (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF376F431FFD35FB95" box="[639,716,1089,1115]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 8</emphasis>
)
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64361FBA3FB92" box="[966,1114,1087,1116]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">4.5–7</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914361FAF4FB92" box="[1153,1293,1087,1116]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504361FAACFB92" box="[1344,1365,1087,1116]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24331FAACFB42" box="[194,1365,1135,1164]" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24331FC6CFB42" box="[194,917,1135,1164]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of head and neck dorsolateral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64331FBA3FB42" box="[966,1114,1135,1164]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2–13</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914331FAF4FB42" box="[1153,1293,1135,1164]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">7.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504331FAACFB42" box="[1344,1365,1135,1164]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D243C1FAACFB72" box="[194,1365,1183,1212]" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D243C1FC6CFB72" box="[194,917,1183,1212]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of upper trunk dorsolateral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D643C1FBA3FB72" box="[966,1114,1183,1212]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">8–15</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319143C1FAF4FB72" box="[1153,1293,1183,1212]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">11.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305043C1FAACFB72" box="[1344,1365,1183,1212]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24391FAACFB22" box="[194,1365,1231,1260]" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24391FC6CFB22" box="[194,917,1231,1260]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of middle trunk dorsolateral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64391FBA3FB22" box="[966,1114,1231,1260]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">8.5–22.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914391FAF4FB22" box="[1153,1293,1231,1260]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">15.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504391FAACFB22" box="[1344,1365,1231,1260]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D243A1FAACFAD2" box="[194,1365,1279,1308]" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D243A1FC6CFAD2" box="[194,917,1279,1308]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of rear trunk and furca base dorsolateral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D643A1FBA3FAD2" box="[966,1114,1279,1308]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">18–33</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319143A1FAF4FAD2" box="[1153,1293,1279,1308]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">25.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305043A1FAACFAD2" box="[1344,1365,1279,1308]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24271FAACFA82" box="[194,1365,1327,1356]" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24271FC6CFA82" box="[194,917,1327,1356]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of neck ventral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64271FBA3FA82" box="[966,1114,1327,1356]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5.5–7.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914271FAF4FA82" box="[1153,1293,1327,1356]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504271FAACFA82" box="[1344,1365,1327,1356]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D24201FAACFAB2" box="[194,1365,1375,1404]" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D24201FC6CFAB2" box="[194,917,1375,1404]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of trunk ventral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D64201FBA3FAB2" box="[966,1114,1375,1404]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5.8–9.8</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A31914201FAF4FAB2" box="[1153,1293,1375,1404]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">8</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A30504201FAACFAB2" box="[1344,1365,1375,1404]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D242D1FAACFA62" box="[194,1365,1423,1452]" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D242D1FC6CFA62" box="[194,917,1423,1452]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Length of rear ventral spines</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D642D1FBA3FA62" box="[966,1114,1423,1452]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">5.7–15</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319142D1FAF4FA62" box="[1153,1293,1423,1452]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">10</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305042D1FAACFA62" box="[1344,1365,1423,1452]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E96702000A35D242E1FAACFA12" box="[194,1365,1471,1500]" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
<th id="76C75D956702000A35D242E1FC6CFA12" box="[194,917,1471,1500]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">
Length of keels on 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96702FFFF34B5429FFE0BFA14" box="[421,498,1472,1498]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">Type 6</emphasis>
scales
</th>
<td id="76C75D956702000A36D642E1FBA3FA12" box="[966,1114,1471,1500]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6–7</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A319142E1FAF4FA12" box="[1153,1293,1471,1500]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">6.5</td>
<td id="76C75D956702000A305042E1FAACFA12" box="[1344,1365,1471,1500]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="10" pageNumber="72">1</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B9936AB6703FFFE35AD403EFA8EF82A" blockId="11.[187,1399,1888,2020]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE35AD403EFEF0F8B4" bold="true" box="[189,265,1888,1914]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">Fig. 4.</emphasis>
Light microscopy – DIC. 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE3725403EFCC3F8B4" box="[565,826,1888,1914]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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Posterior region of the body. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE31FC403EFAF8F8B4" bold="true" box="[1260,1281,1888,1914]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">A</emphasis>
. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE34B040DAFE22F850" bold="true" box="[416,475,1924,1950]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">B, D</emphasis>
. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE365940DDFCA7F853" bold="true" box="[841,862,1923,1949]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">C</emphasis>
. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 57). 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE31D340DDFB02F853" bold="true" box="[1219,1275,1923,1949]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">A–B</emphasis>
. Posterior dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE344640F8FE93F80E" bold="true" box="[342,362,1958,1984]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">C</emphasis>
. Posterior dorsolateral view. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE37D840F9FD25F80F" bold="true" box="[712,732,1959,1985]" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">D</emphasis>
. Posterior ventral view. Abbreviations: fr = furcal rami; sc-1 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE341C4095FEA0F82A" box="[268,345,1994,2020]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">Type 1</emphasis>
scales; sc-2 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE37134095FDA9F82A" box="[515,592,1994,2020]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">Type 2</emphasis>
scale; sc-3 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE37FF4095FCC5F82A" box="[751,828,1994,2020]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">Type 3</emphasis>
scales; sc-4 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96703FFFE36F64095FBCAF82A" box="[998,1075,1994,2020]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="73">Type 4</emphasis>
scales. Scale bars = 40 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B9936AB6704FFF935AD4134FE65F82B" blockId="12.[186,1399,1642,2021]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF935AD4134FEFEF94B" bold="true" box="[189,263,1642,1669]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Fig. 5.</emphasis>
Close-up of the different types of scales described for 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF936774135FB90F94B" box="[871,1129,1643,1669]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF931D84134FAF8F94A" bold="true" box="[1224,1281,1642,1668]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">A–C</emphasis>
. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). 
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. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9365541D0FCA0F966" bold="true" box="[837,857,1678,1704]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">E</emphasis>
. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF931AE41D0FB0EF966" bold="true" box="[1214,1271,1678,1704]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">A–C</emphasis>
. Scanning electron microscopy. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF934AC41EFFE09F905" bold="true" box="[444,496,1713,1739]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">D–F</emphasis>
. Light microscopy – DIC. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9362441EFFCB1F905" bold="true" box="[820,840,1713,1739]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">A</emphasis>
. Detail of a section of the dorsal middle trunk, showing the most common type of scale, 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF937B4418BFD08F920" box="[676,753,1748,1774]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 1</emphasis>
, with emphasis on its characteristic shape. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF931FD418AFAF8F920" bold="true" box="[1261,1281,1748,1774]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">B</emphasis>
. Detail of a section of the dorsal posterior trunk, showing 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF937E341A6FCB8F8DC" box="[755,833,1784,1810]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 2</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9366B41A6FC31F8DC" box="[891,968,1784,1810]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 3</emphasis>
scales. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9313641A9FBA5F8DF" bold="true" box="[1062,1116,1783,1809]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">C–E</emphasis>
. Detail of the transition between the dorsal posterior trunk and the dorsal furca base, showing the particular scale covering of this region. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF934404060FEA6F896" bold="true" box="[336,351,1854,1880]" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">F</emphasis>
. Detail of the transition between the ventral posterior trunk and the ventral furca base, showing the particular scale covering this region. Abbreviations: sc-1 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF93134403CFB88F8B5" box="[1060,1137,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 1</emphasis>
scales; sc-2 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9303A403CFA8EF8B5" box="[1322,1399,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 2</emphasis>
scale; sc-3 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9344440DBFE59F850" box="[340,416,1924,1950]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 3</emphasis>
scales; sc-4 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9375940DBFD6FF850" box="[585,662,1924,1950]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 4</emphasis>
scales; sc-5 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9362F40DBFC72F851" box="[831,907,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 5</emphasis>
scales; sc-6 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9312440DBFB78F850" box="[1076,1153,1924,1950]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 6</emphasis>
scales; sc-7 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9303A40DBFA8EF851" box="[1322,1399,1925,1951]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 7</emphasis>
scales; sc-8 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96704FFF9347140F6FE57F80C" box="[353,430,1960,1986]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="74">Type 8</emphasis>
scales; svs = small ventral pair of spines. Scale bars: A–C = 5 µm; D = 10 µm; E = 15 µm; F = 10 µm.
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF835AD41AEFEF4F8C5" bold="true" box="[189,269,1776,1803]" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF831CF41AFFEDDF8E0" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF83483404AFE31F8E0" bold="true" box="[403,456,1812,1838]" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">A–B</emphasis>
. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). 
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. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF8303A404BFA81F8E0" box="[1322,1400,1812,1838]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 1</emphasis>
scales are faded for a better visualization of 
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, 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF836324069FCC8F89F" box="[802,817,1847,1873]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">3</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF836774066FC8FF89C" box="[871,886,1848,1874]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">5</emphasis>
scales. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF836C04069FC1DF89F" bold="true" box="[976,996,1847,1873]" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
. Ventral view of the posterior end. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF835AC4004FF28F8BA" bold="true" box="[188,209,1882,1908]" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">C</emphasis>
. Each type of scale, individually depicted (
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to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF836944020FC2DF856" box="[900,980,1918,1944]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 1</emphasis>
scales; sc-2 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF831994020FB2FF856" box="[1161,1238,1918,1944]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 2</emphasis>
scale; sc-3 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF835AF40FCFEF0F875" box="[191,265,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 3</emphasis>
scales; sc-4 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF834BF40FCFE05F875" box="[431,508,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 4</emphasis>
scales; sc-5 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF837B240FCFD16F875" box="[674,751,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 5</emphasis>
scales; sc-6 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF8368540FCFC1BF875" box="[917,994,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 6</emphasis>
scales; sc-7 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF8319840FCFB2CF875" box="[1160,1237,1953,1979]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 7</emphasis>
scales; sc-8 = 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96705FFF835AC409BFEF3F810" box="[188,266,1988,2014]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="75">Type 8</emphasis>
scales. Scale bars = 40 µm.
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INTERNAL ANATOMY. Internally, a pair of protonephridia (
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long) are present, lateral to the intestine and posterior to the pharyngeointestinal junction (U29 – U75) (
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).
</paragraph>
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FURCA. Is 
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long (¼ of the body) and furca base is 
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wide, showing a V-shaped gap with a large and distinct U-shaped middle furrow (“helmet like” shape, as described by 
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). Presence of a single pair of very small ventral spines, one per side of the furrow (
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). Furcal rami are 
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long (around 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96706FFFB34C54562FE0CFD98" bold="true" box="[469,501,572,598]" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">1/5</emphasis>
of body length) and appear to be composed of 19–21 segments (
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, 
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, 
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, 
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). Segments of the furcal rami show well marked ornamentations in both DIC and SEM images, with well defined edges and covered at both sides – sometimes almost entirely – with short, straight or slightly bent up spines (bristles) measuring around 
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(
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, 
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). These ornamentations decrease in thickness and length towards the posterior end of the furca, which seems to be partially due to the decrease in the number and length of the spines (bristles). In fact, thickness, number and length of the spines on the ornamentation are variable among the specimens (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB31424451FB62FCE7" box="[1106,1179,783,809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1888,1914]" captionTargetBox="[236,1352,273,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-18@11.[236,1352,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 4. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. Posterior region of the body. A. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). B, D. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 57). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Posterior dorsolateral view. D. Posterior ventral view. Abbreviations: fr = furcal rami; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401641" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401641/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">4A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB31B84451FB12FCE7" box="[1192,1259,783,809]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[189,232,1884,1910]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,282,1825]" captionTargetId="figure-12@16.[189,1398,282,1825]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Fig. 8. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C, E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Detail of the furca base in posterior dorsolateral view. D–E. Details of the furcal rami. Abbreviations: fb = furca base; fr = furcal rami; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales. Scale bars = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401653" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401653/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">8D–E</figureCitation>
). The inner portion of the first 10 
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of the furca length, which precedes segmentation, is smooth, while the outer portion is covered by the aforementioned bristles.
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VENTRAL CILIATURE. Composed of two longitudinal bands of locomotory cilia with approximately 
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of length, starting at U1, immediately below the mouth line, and ending at U71, right before the location of the 
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scales (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB37554483FD47FC36" box="[581,702,989,1016]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Figs 3C, I</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB37DB4483FD09FC39" box="[715,752,989,1015]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">6B</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB37ED4483FCE6FC39" box="[765,799,989,1015]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401649/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">7C</figureCitation>
). Ventral ciliary bands are separated by the ventral interciliary field covered by small spined scales (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB37ED435EFCAAFBD5" box="[765,851,1024,1051]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Figs 3I</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB3670435EFC7AFBD4" box="[864,899,1024,1050]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">6B</figureCitation>
). Although cilia are 
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well visible in the pictures and were 
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very well oriented for measurements, due to the position and preservation state of the individuals, they are depicted in the illustrated schematics (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB368F4319FC00FBAF" box="[927,1017,1095,1121]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
).
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DORSAL SCALES. Most of the cuticular armature of the body is composed of simple spined scales arranged in approximately 42 longitudinal columns, each column bearing 55 scales, and approximately 64 horizontal, alternate rows, with around 10 scales per row (
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). Dorsolateral scales covering anterior, middle and most of the posterior body surface are roughly polygonal in shape (most presenting pentagonal or hexagonal form), with an elevated anterior portion, a distal incision and bearing a single spine (
<emphasis id="B952EAB96706FFFB341E4267FEA5FA9C" box="[270,348,1336,1362]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Type 1</emphasis>
scales – 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB34DD4266FDD7FA9D" box="[461,558,1336,1363]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Figs 3D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB372B4266FD9BFA9C" box="[571,610,1336,1362]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1888,1914]" captionTargetBox="[236,1352,273,1850]" captionTargetId="figure-18@11.[236,1352,265,1852]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 4. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. Posterior region of the body. A. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). B, D. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 57). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Posterior dorsolateral view. D. Posterior ventral view. Abbreviations: fr = furcal rami; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401641" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401641/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">4D</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB377F4266FD6FFA9D" box="[623,662,1336,1363]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="12.[189,232,1642,1668]" captionTargetBox="[257,1331,265,1605]" captionTargetId="figure-11@12.[257,1331,265,1607]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Fig. 5. Close-up of the different types of scales described forPolymerurusinsularis sp. nov.A–C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). D, F. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A–C. Scanning electron microscopy. D–F. Light microscopy – DIC. A. Detail of a section of the dorsal middle trunk, showing the most common type of scale, Type 1, with emphasis on its characteristic shape. B. Detail of a section of the dorsal posterior trunk, showing Type 2 and Type 3 scales. C–E. Detail of the transition between the dorsal posterior trunk and the dorsal furca base, showing the particular scale covering of this region. F. Detail of the transition between the ventral posterior trunk and the ventral furca base, showing the particular scale covering this region. Abbreviations: sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales; svs = small ventral pair of spines. Scale bars: A–C = 5 µm; D = 10 µm; E = 15 µm; F = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401643" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401643/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">5A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB37B44266FD14FA9C" box="[676,749,1336,1362]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">6A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB37EA4267FCC7FA9D" box="[762,830,1337,1363]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401649/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">7D–E</figureCitation>
). These polygonal scales are the most common type found on the specimens, covering the majority of the body, both dorsolaterally and ventrally. They are outlined by five to six corners, with two distinctive elements (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB36A04221FBE8FA57" box="[944,1041,1406,1433]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="12.[189,232,1642,1668]" captionTargetBox="[257,1331,265,1605]" captionTargetId="figure-11@12.[257,1331,265,1607]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Fig. 5. Close-up of the different types of scales described forPolymerurusinsularis sp. nov.A–C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). D, F. Holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A–C. Scanning electron microscopy. D–F. Light microscopy – DIC. A. Detail of a section of the dorsal middle trunk, showing the most common type of scale, Type 1, with emphasis on its characteristic shape. B. Detail of a section of the dorsal posterior trunk, showing Type 2 and Type 3 scales. C–E. Detail of the transition between the dorsal posterior trunk and the dorsal furca base, showing the particular scale covering of this region. F. Detail of the transition between the ventral posterior trunk and the ventral furca base, showing the particular scale covering this region. Abbreviations: sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales; svs = small ventral pair of spines. Scale bars: A–C = 5 µm; D = 10 µm; E = 15 µm; F = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401643" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401643/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Figs 5A</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB310C4221FB9CFA57" box="[1052,1125,1407,1433]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">6A–C</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB317F4221FB4DFA57" box="[1135,1204,1407,1433]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401649/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">7D–E</figureCitation>
): (a) an elevated anterior portion formed by the spine’s curvature – as it arises from the scale’s surface at middle range, from semi triangular keels – and (b) a longitudinal concavity delimited by two sloping edges that extend from the spine’s insertion to the posterior end of the scale, often ending in a gap, where the two most distal corners meet forming a wide angle. SEM images (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB364A4155FBFAF9E8" box="[858,1027,1547,1574]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="15.[189,232,1816,1842]" captionTargetBox="[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[219,1369,265,1779]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Fig. 7. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D–E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A. Dorsal view of the body. B. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. C. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. D–E. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale Type 1. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = Type 1 scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401649" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401649/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Figs 7A, D–E</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB311F4152FBAFF9E8" box="[1039,1110,1548,1574]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="16.[189,232,1884,1910]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,282,1825]" captionTargetId="figure-12@16.[189,1398,282,1825]" captionTargetPageId="16" captionText="Fig. 8. Scanning electron microscopy. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B, D. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). C, E. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). A–B. Posterior dorsal view. C. Detail of the furca base in posterior dorsolateral view. D–E. Details of the furcal rami. Abbreviations: fb = furca base; fr = furcal rami; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales. Scale bars = 10 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401653" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401653/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">8A–B</figureCitation>
) reveal that these scales are considerably overlapped (overlapping usually hides their anterior half). Dorsal scales arranged in the first five transversal rows are rounded, very small and rather close to each other, measuring 
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(scale type unidentified) (
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). From the fifth transversal row, dorsal scales become predominantly polygonal (
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scales), reaching 
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at the pharygeointestinal junction (U20 – 
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). At the middle trunk (from the pharingeointestinal junction to the proximities of furca base, at U73– U75) they range from 
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, while at the lateral sides they become slightly larger, measuring 
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(
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6706FFFB3441405CFE28F8D2" box="[337,465,1794,1820]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="76">Figs 3D, I</figureCitation>
, 
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). All dorsal scales are mostly parallel to the transverse axis of the body, with the exception of one distinct elevated spineless scale immediately anterior to the furca base (U71), which is 
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long and shaped as a triangle with well-marked edges (
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scale – 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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). Laterally and below the 
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scale, at U72, there is a pair of small (
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) rounded scales, one at each side of the caudal field, bearing long spines (
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) which arise directly from the scale’s most posterior end, instead of from the middle, as it normally occurs (
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scales – 
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, 
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). Immediately following this region (at U 
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the 
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photographed with SEM and between U 
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, 
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, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6719FFE4371C46E7FDCAFE1D" box="[524,563,441,467]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="79">6A</figureCitation>
, 
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). Below 
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scales there is a pair of spineless, wide and rounded scales, 
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long, presenting small indentations at their posterior ends (
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scales – 
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, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6719FFE4305B4682FF2DFDD7" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="13.[189,232,1776,1802]" captionTargetBox="[365,1207,265,1701]" captionTargetId="figure-17@13.[365,1222,265,1743]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401647" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401647/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="79">6A, C</figureCitation>
, 
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).
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Scanning electron microscopy. 
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. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). 
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. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). 
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. Dorsal view of the body. 
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. Dorsolateral view of the head, showing the cephalion and its lateral projections. 
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. Lateral view of the head, highlighting the lateral pleurae. 
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. Dorsal trunk view, highlighting scale 
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. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; pl = pleurae; sc-1 = 
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scales. Scale bars: A = 40 µm; B–C = 5 µm; D = 20 µm; E = 10 µm.
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Scanning electron microscopy. 
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. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 59). 
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. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 60). 
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. Posterior dorsal view. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB96718FFE5310D4021FBC8F857" bold="true" box="[1053,1073,1919,1945]" pageId="16" pageNumber="78">C</emphasis>
. Detail of the furca base in posterior dorsolateral view. 
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. Details of the furcal rami. Abbreviations: fb = furca base; fr = furcal rami; sc-4 = 
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scales; sc-5 = 
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scales. Scale bars = 10 µm.
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DORSAL SPINES. Dorsolateral spines covering the head and neck (U1–U20) are rather short, ranging from 
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. The first two rows of spines, disposed immediately around and below the cephalic plates are much shorter (
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) and slightly curved, while the remaining rows along the neck contain longer and straighter spines. Through the upper and middle trunk (U21–U44), the dorsal spines increase progressively in length, with an average length of 
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and 
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, respectively, reaching their largest dimensions at the rear trunk (U45–U51), with an average range of 
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. At rear trunk, towards the furca base (U75), dorsolateral spines become much longer (
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) and straighter, grouping into two pairs pair of small, tight clusters at the lateral edges of the body surrounding the anterior-most portion of the furca base (
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, 
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E6719FFE4374A4405FD79FCBB" box="[602,640,859,885]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1705,1731]" captionTargetBox="[297,1290,266,1666]" captionTargetId="figure-11@8.[297,1291,265,1671]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 3. Light microscopy – DIC. Polymerurus insularis sp. nov., holotype (ZUEC GCH 55). A–C. Correspond to the most anterior third of the specimen. A. Anterior dorsal region. B. Anterior internal region. C. anterior ventral region. D–F. Correspond to the trunk. D. Dorsal trunk. E. Internal trunk. F. Ventral trunk. G–I. Correspond to the posterior third of the specimen. G. Dorsal posterior third. H. Internal posterior third. I. Ventral posterior third. Abbreviations: ce = cephalion; ct = cephalic bristles; eg = egg; hy = hypostomium; i = intestine; is = interciliary spines; lc = locomotory cilia; lce = lateral cephalic expansions; mo = mouth; ne = nephridia; pl = pleurae; ph = pharynx; PhIJ = pharyngealintestinal junction; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; vs = Type 1 ventral scale. Scale bars = 20 µm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401639" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401639/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="79">3G</figureCitation>
, 
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). Most spines arise at a medial point on a scale’s surface, under a small ridge-shaped elevation that is formed by the junction of: (a) the spine’s anterior end, as it rises from the scale, and (b) the superposition between the scale’s anterior portion and the posterior ends of the two scales in the former row (
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, 
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).
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VENTRAL INTERCILIARY SCALES. Are small in the head and neck region (
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) and increase in size towards the middle trunk (
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) and rear trunk (
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), similarly to the dorsal and lateral scales. At the posterior end of the ventral surface, the scales are rounded or polygonal and flat (unidentified type). Among these scales is situated a particular and very distinct pair of oval scales at the middle of the posterior interciliary ventral field (U71); each scale bears a keel that emerges from the anterior portion of the scale and extends across its length (
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scales – 
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, 
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). In the 
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, the largest scale of the pair is 
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long, with a keel 
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long, while the smaller scale is 
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long, showing a 
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long keel. However, such asymmetrical pattern might 
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be ubiquitous; it was only reported for the 
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because it was 
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possible to visualize and measure these structures in the 
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long) scales (
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and 
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scales) bearing spines that are very long and straight, measuring from 11 up to 
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. These scales are elongated antero-posteriorly and laterally narrowed, showing a middle furrow and lateral projections (
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scales), or rounded and antero-posteriorly narrowed (
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scales) (
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, 
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).
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VENTRAL INTERCILIARY SPINES. Are shorter than the dorsal spines. They range in size from 
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, and become longer and thicker from anterior to posterior region and from ventral to ventrolateral sides.
</paragraph>
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EGG. A single egg was present in the 
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(
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); it was 
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wide and situated between the cuticle and the intestine, extending from the upper to rear trunk (U21–U51). No sperm and reproductive organs were observed.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96719FFE435AD41A3FE4EF8D9" bold="true" box="[189,439,1789,1815]" pageId="17" pageNumber="79">Taxonomic remarks</emphasis>
</heading>
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Specimens of the genus 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96719FFE434F54075FD83F88B" box="[485,634,1835,1861]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="79">Polymerurus</emphasis>
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, when compared with the remaining members of 
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, are easily recognized due to their large size (some species are the longest known chaetonotidans), the presence of ring-like ornamentations – usually called segmentations – on the furcal rami, and a cephalion with prominent lateral expansions. Although all species of 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB96719FFE4368240CBFBD3F861" box="[914,1066,1941,1967]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="79">Polymerurus</emphasis>
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share these characteristics, it is possible to recognize among them very distinct morphotypes, generally based on their cuticular ornamentation and body outline. Regarding the latest, it is possible to distinguish completely straight outlines with absent body constrictions, as in 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE137D24673FC87FE88" box="[706,894,300,326]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. serraticaudus</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB74B5A671CFFE1369B4672FBECFE88" author="Voigt M." box="[907,1045,300,326]" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" pagination="193 - 194" refId="ref17100" refString="Voigt M. 1901. Mittheilungen aus der biologischen Station zu Plon, Holstein. Uber einige bisher unbekannte Susswasserorganismen. Zoological Anzeiger 24: 193 - 194." type="journal article" year="1901">Voigt, 1901</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
from more tenpin-like shapes as occurs in 
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671CFFE1345A460EFE09FEA7" baseAuthorityName="Stokes" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[330,496,335,361]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="rhomboides">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1345A460EFE09FEA7" box="[330,496,335,361]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. rhomboides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Furthermore, the caudal portion varies in length, thickness and segmentation 
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(partial or complete). In what accounts for cuticular coverage, species may present spined scales that lack a peduncle (column-like base) or pedunculated scales (stalked scales). 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1316146C8FA81FE7E" box="[1137,1400,406,432]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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bears spined scales that lack a peduncle, and in terms of cuticular coverage resembles six other species: 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE134334683FE31FE38" box="[291,456,476,502]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. nodicaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE134C94683FD60FE38" box="[473,665,476,502]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. serraticaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE137B94683FCF1FE38" box="[681,776,477,502]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. entzii</emphasis>
(Daday, 1882)
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE136DA4683FBA3FE38" box="[970,1114,476,502]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. nodifurca</emphasis>
(Marcolongo, 1910)
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE130714683FE91FDD7" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. paraelongatus</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE137C9455EFC95FDD7" box="[729,876,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. ringueleti</emphasis>
(Grosso, 1975)
</taxonomicName>
. However, the new species has a specific set of characteristics that distinguishes it from these congeners: (1) a cuticular armature composed of simple spined scales with polygonal shape (
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1
</emphasis>
scales), (2) a single, spineless dorsal scale with a triangular shape located terminally next to the furca base (
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2
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scale), (3) a spineless zone composed by a patch lacking cuticular ornamentation and flat, rounded or polygonal scales without spines (
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4
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scales) (4) particular sets of terminal spined or keeled scales located both dorsally and ventrally around the furca base (
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3
</emphasis>
, 
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, 
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, 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE13611458DFCE9FD23" box="[769,784,723,749]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">7</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE13641458DFC99FD23" box="[849,864,723,749]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">8</emphasis>
scales). In addition to these characteristics, the new species can be differentiated from 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE137D645A9FC94FCDE" box="[710,877,758,784]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. nodicaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE136BB45A9FC44FCDE" box="[939,957,759,784]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE136DE45A8FB8EFCDE" box="[974,1143,758,784]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">paraelongatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the presence of a U-shaped furca instead of a V-shaped furca, and from 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1362C4444FC60FCFD" box="[828,921,794,819]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. entzii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the absence of long spines in each of the ring-like ornamentations (segments) of the furca rami. Additionally, the new species contrasts with 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE135AE443EFEB5FCB7" box="[190,332,863,889]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. nodifurca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by long and straight spines instead of short, curved spines, as found in the aforementioned species. Finally, spined-scales are present along the dorsolateral, lateral and ventrolateral regions in 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE135AD44F8FE3CFC0E" box="[189,453,934,960]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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, which distinguishes it from 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1369E44F9FC67FC0E" box="[910,926,935,960]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE136BF44F8FBD8FC0E" box="[943,1057,934,960]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">ringueleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; while the long, narrow and segmented furcal rami of the new species are very different from the short, thick and unornamented furca present in 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1346B44B3FDC0FBC8" box="[379,569,1004,1030]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. serraticaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735A94572FEECFD86" bold="true" box="[185,277,556,584]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Table 3</emphasis>
(continued on next page). Comparison of several morphological structures among different species of 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE730DD4572F99CFD86" box="[1485,1637,556,584]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Polymerurus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB74B5A671AFFE7337C4572F8EFFD86" author="Remane A." box="[1644,1814,556,584]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" pagination="269 - 320" refId="ref16030" refString="Remane A. 1927. Beitrage zur Systematik der Susswassergastrotrichen. Zoologische Jahrbucher Abteilung fur Systematik Oekologie und Geographie der Tiere 53: 269 - 320." type="journal article" year="1927">Remane, 1927</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
belonging to the ‘spined scales’ morphotype.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9936AB671AFFE7340C458CF895F96C" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
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<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD458CF874FD27" box="[189,1933,722,745]" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD458CFE36FD27" box="[189,463,722,745]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE7340C458CFE41FD27" bold="true" box="[284,440,722,745]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Characteristics</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671A000A3731458CFCC2FD27" box="[545,827,722,745]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE7375D458CFCE8FD27" bold="true" box="[589,785,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671AFFE7375D458CFD46FD27" box="[589,703,722,745]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="insularis" status="sp. nov.">
P. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE73778458CFD46FD27" bold="true" box="[616,703,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26157C2671AFFE737D5458CFCE8FD27" box="[709,785,722,745]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671A000A3672458CFBEBFD27" box="[866,1042,722,745]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671AFFE7367A458CFC0DFD27" baseAuthorityName="Voigt" baseAuthorityYear="1901" box="[874,1012,722,745]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="nodicaudus">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE7367A458CFC0DFD27" bold="true" box="[874,1012,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">P. nodicaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671A000A3134458CFB1EFD27" box="[1060,1255,722,745]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671AFFE7314F458CFB52FD27" baseAuthorityName="Daday" baseAuthorityYear="1882" box="[1119,1195,722,745]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="entzii">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE7314F458CFB52FD27" bold="true" box="[1119,1195,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">P. entzii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671A000A3010458CFA3DFD27" box="[1280,1476,722,745]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671AFFE73035458CFA67FD27" baseAuthorityName="Marcolongo" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[1317,1438,722,745]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="nodifurca">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE73035458CFA67FD27" bold="true" box="[1317,1438,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">P. nodifurca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671A000A30F4458CF951FD27" box="[1508,1704,722,745]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671AFFE730FF458CF964FD27" authorityName="Grosso &amp; Drahg" authorityYear="1986" box="[1519,1693,722,745]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="paraelongatum">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE730FF458CF964FD27" bold="true" box="[1519,1693,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">P. paraelongatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671A000A33AD458CF874FD27" box="[1725,1933,722,745]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671AFFE733F9458CF898FD27" baseAuthorityName="Grosso" baseAuthorityYear="1975" box="[1769,1889,722,745]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="18" pageNumber="80" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="ringueleti">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE733F9458CF898FD27" bold="true" box="[1769,1889,722,745]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">P. ringueleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD4472F874FC8A" box="[189,1933,812,836]" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD4472FE36FC8A" box="[189,463,812,836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD4472FECAFC8D" bold="true" box="[189,307,812,835]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Body shape</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A37314472FCC2FC8A" box="[545,827,812,836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Elongated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A36724472FBEBFC8A" box="[866,1042,812,836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Elongated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A31344472FB1EFC8A" box="[1060,1255,812,836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Elongated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30104472FA3DFC8A" box="[1280,1476,812,836]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Elongated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F44472F951FC8A" box="[1508,1704,812,836]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Elongated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD4472F874FC8A" box="[1725,1933,812,836]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Elongated</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD44D9F874FC50" box="[189,1933,903,926]" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD44D9FE36FC50" box="[189,463,903,926]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD44D9FECEFC50" bold="true" box="[189,311,903,926]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Total length</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A373144D9FCC2FC50" box="[545,827,903,926]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">215–408 µm</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A367244D9FBEBFC50" box="[866,1042,903,926]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">330–544 µm</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A313444D9FB1EFC50" box="[1060,1255,903,926]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">350–420 µm</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A301044D9FA3DFC50" box="[1280,1476,903,926]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">395 µm</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F444D9F951FC50" box="[1508,1704,903,926]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">504 µm</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD44D9F874FC50" box="[1725,1933,903,926]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">290 µm</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD44BCF874FC37" box="[189,1933,994,1017]" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD44BCFE36FC37" box="[189,463,994,1017]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD44BCFE6DFC37" bold="true" box="[189,404,994,1017]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Pharynx constriction</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A373144BCFCC2FC37" box="[545,827,994,1017]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A367244BCFBEBFC37" box="[866,1042,994,1017]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A313444BCFB1EFC37" box="[1060,1255,994,1017]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A301044BCFA3DFC37" box="[1280,1476,994,1017]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F444BCF951FC37" box="[1508,1704,994,1017]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD44BCF874FC37" box="[1725,1933,994,1017]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD4363F874FB9A" box="[189,1933,1085,1108]" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD4363FE36FB9A" box="[189,463,1085,1108]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD4363FE55FB9A" bold="true" box="[189,428,1085,1108]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Furca base constriction</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A37314363FCC2FB9A" box="[545,827,1085,1108]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Accentuated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A36724363FBEBFB9A" box="[866,1042,1085,1108]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Accentuated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A31344363FB1EFB9A" box="[1060,1255,1085,1108]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Accentuated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30104363FA3DFB9A" box="[1280,1476,1085,1108]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Accentuated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F44363F951FB9A" box="[1508,1704,1085,1108]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly accentuated</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD4363F874FB9A" box="[1725,1933,1085,1108]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Accentuated</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD43C7F874FB24" box="[189,1933,1177,1258]" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD43C7FE36FB24" box="[189,463,1177,1258]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD43E8FEECFB03" bold="true" box="[189,277,1206,1229]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Pharynx</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A373143C7FCC2FB24" box="[545,827,1177,1258]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Cylindrical shape, gradative enlargement towards the rear end</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A367243C7FBEBFB24" box="[866,1042,1177,1258]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Cylindrical</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A313443C7FB1EFB24" box="[1060,1255,1177,1258]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A301043C7FA3DFB24" box="[1280,1476,1177,1258]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Cylindrical</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F443C7F951FB24" box="[1508,1704,1177,1258]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD43C7F874FB24" box="[1725,1933,1177,1258]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Slightly evident posterior enlargement</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD4271F874FA88" box="[189,1933,1327,1350]" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD4271FE36FA88" box="[189,463,1327,1350]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD4271FE36FA88" bold="true" box="[189,463,1327,1350]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">General structure of scales</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A37314271FBEBFA88" box="[545,1042,1327,1350]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Spined, no peduncle Spined, no peduncle</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A31344271FB1EFA88" box="[1060,1255,1327,1350]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Spined, no peduncle</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30104271FA3DFA88" box="[1280,1476,1327,1350]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Spined, no peduncle</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F44271F951FA88" box="[1508,1704,1327,1350]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Spined, no peduncle</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD4271F874FA88" box="[1725,1933,1327,1350]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Spined, no peduncle</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD42D6F874FA3B" box="[189,1933,1416,1525]" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD42D6FE36FA3B" box="[189,463,1416,1525]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD42EDFE52FA04" bold="true" box="[189,427,1459,1482]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">General shape of scales</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A373142D6FBEBFA3B" box="[545,1042,1416,1525]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Pentagonal, anteriorly curved Anteriorly rounded, as a dome and distally posterior end shaped incised, or all-rounded and as an U smaller</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A313442D6FB1EFA3B" box="[1060,1255,1416,1525]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Anterior and lateral extremities with concave shape</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A301042D6FA3DFA3B" box="[1280,1476,1416,1525]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F442D6F951FA3B" box="[1508,1704,1416,1525]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Anteriorly rounded, posterior extremity V-shaped</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD42D6F874FA3B" box="[1725,1933,1416,1525]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">No description</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD4169F874F980" box="[189,1933,1591,1614]" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD4169FE36F980" box="[189,463,1591,1614]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD4169FEF9F980" bold="true" box="[189,256,1591,1614]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Spines</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A37314169FCC2F980" box="[545,827,1591,1614]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A36724169FBEBF980" box="[866,1042,1591,1614]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A31344169FB1EF980" box="[1060,1255,1591,1614]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30104169FA3DF980" box="[1280,1476,1591,1614]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F44169F951F980" box="[1508,1704,1591,1614]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD4169F874F980" box="[1725,1933,1591,1614]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Present</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671A000A35AD41D5F874F971" box="[189,1933,1675,1727]" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<th id="76C75D95671A000A35AD41D5FE36F971" box="[189,463,1675,1727]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671AFFE735AD41C7FE58F97E" bold="true" box="[189,417,1689,1712]" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Shape of dorsal spines</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A373141D5FBEBF971" box="[545,1042,1675,1727]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Straight, usually long, shorter Short and simple, near the head larger posteriorly</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A313441D5FB1EF971" box="[1060,1255,1675,1727]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A301041D5FA3DF971" box="[1280,1476,1675,1727]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Short, simple</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A30F441D5F951F971" box="[1508,1704,1675,1727]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">Simple</td>
<td id="76C75D95671A000A33AD41D5F874F971" box="[1725,1933,1675,1727]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="18" pageNumber="80">No description</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF596623671BFFE635A94463FE52FC97" box="[185,427,829,857]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" startId="19.[185,254,829,857]" targetBox="[189,1900,994,1492]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="19">
<paragraph id="8B9936AB671BFFE635A94463FE52FC97" blockId="19.[185,427,829,857]" box="[185,427,829,857]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE635A94463FEECFC97" bold="true" box="[185,277,829,857]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Table 3</emphasis>
(continued).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B9936AB671BFFE6340C44BCF891FA08" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
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<tr id="351634E9671B000A35AD44BCF895FC37" box="[189,1900,994,1017]" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<th id="76C75D95671B000A35AD44BCFE0EFC37" box="[189,503,994,1017]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE6340C44BCFE41FC37" bold="true" box="[284,440,994,1017]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Characteristics</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671B000A373044BCFCC6FC37" box="[544,831,994,1017]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE6375D44BCFCE8FC37" bold="true" box="[589,785,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6375D44BCFD46FC37" box="[589,703,994,1017]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="insularis" status="sp. nov.">
P. 
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE6377844BCFD46FC37" bold="true" box="[616,703,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26157C2671BFFE637D544BCFCE8FC37" box="[709,785,994,1017]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671B000A367844BCFBE8FC37" box="[872,1041,994,1017]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6367A44BCFC0DFC37" baseAuthorityName="Voigt" baseAuthorityYear="1901" box="[874,1012,994,1017]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="nodicaudus">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE6367A44BCFC0DFC37" bold="true" box="[874,1012,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">P. nodicaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671B000A313E44BCFB24FC37" box="[1070,1245,994,1017]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6314F44BCFB52FC37" baseAuthorityName="Daday" baseAuthorityYear="1882" box="[1119,1195,994,1017]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="entzii">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE6314F44BCFB52FC37" bold="true" box="[1119,1195,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">P. entzii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671B000A300B44BCFA50FC37" box="[1307,1449,994,1017]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6303544BCFA67FC37" baseAuthorityName="Marcolongo" baseAuthorityYear="1910" box="[1317,1438,994,1017]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="nodifurca">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE6303544BCFA67FC37" bold="true" box="[1317,1438,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">P. nodifurca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671B000A30FF44BCF964FC37" box="[1519,1693,994,1017]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE630FF44BCF964FC37" authorityName="Grosso &amp; Drahg" authorityYear="1986" box="[1519,1693,994,1017]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="paraelongatum">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE630FF44BCF964FC37" bold="true" box="[1519,1693,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">P. paraelongatum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="76C75D95671B000A33CE44BCF895FC37" box="[1758,1900,994,1017]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE633F944BCF898FC37" baseAuthorityName="Grosso" baseAuthorityYear="1975" box="[1769,1889,994,1017]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="ringueleti">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE633F944BCF898FC37" bold="true" box="[1769,1889,994,1017]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">P. ringueleti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671B000A35AD4371F895FB4E" box="[189,1900,1071,1152]" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<th id="76C75D95671B000A35AD4371FE0EFB4E" box="[189,503,1071,1152]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE635AD4312FF03FBAD" bold="true" box="[189,250,1100,1123]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Furca</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A37304371FBE8FB4E" box="[544,1041,1071,1152]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Shaped as a U, middle furrow V-shaped, no furrow V-shaped</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A313E4371FB24FB4E" box="[1070,1245,1071,1152]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Shaped as a wider U, middle furrow present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A300B4371FA50FB4E" box="[1307,1449,1071,1152]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A30FF4371F964FB4E" box="[1519,1693,1071,1152]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">V-shaped</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A33CE4371F895FB4E" box="[1758,1900,1071,1152]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">U-shaped</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671B000A35AD43F9F895FB15" box="[189,1900,1191,1243]" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<th id="76C75D95671B000A35AD43F9FE0EFB15" box="[189,503,1191,1243]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE635AD43EBFE2AFB02" bold="true" box="[189,467,1205,1228]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Ventral scales at furca base</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A373043F9FCC6FB15" box="[544,831,1191,1243]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Polygonal or rounded, no peduncle nor superposition</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A367843F9FBE8FB15" box="[872,1041,1191,1243]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A313E43F9FB24FB15" box="[1070,1245,1191,1243]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A300B43F9FA50FB15" box="[1307,1449,1191,1243]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A30FF43F9F964FB15" box="[1519,1693,1191,1243]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">No description</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A33CE43F9F895FB15" box="[1758,1900,1191,1243]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">No description</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671B000A35AD4247F895FAA4" box="[189,1900,1305,1386]" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<th id="76C75D95671B000A35AD4247FE0EFAA4" box="[189,503,1305,1386]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE635AD4268FE32FA83" bold="true" box="[189,459,1334,1357]" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Dorsal scales at furca base</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A37304247FCC6FAA4" box="[544,831,1305,1386]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Spineless, mostly pentagonal, a few visibly by SEM oval or rounded, larger and flat</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A36784247FBE8FAA4" box="[872,1041,1305,1386]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6367C4268FC69FA83" box="[876,912,1334,1357]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A313E4247FB24FAA4" box="[1070,1245,1305,1386]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE631524268FB9FFA83" box="[1090,1126,1334,1357]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A300B4247FA50FAA4" box="[1307,1449,1305,1386]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6300F4268FABAFA83" box="[1311,1347,1334,1357]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A30FF4247F964FAA4" box="[1519,1693,1305,1386]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE633134268F9DEFA83" box="[1539,1575,1334,1357]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A33CE4247F895FAA4" box="[1758,1900,1305,1386]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE633F24268F8FFFA83" box="[1762,1798,1334,1357]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351634E9671B000A35AD42FEF895FA1A" box="[189,1900,1440,1492]" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<th id="76C75D95671B000A35AD42FEFE0EFA1A" box="[189,503,1440,1492]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671BFFE635AD42FEFE8CFA1A" bold="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Internal pair of small spines at ventral furca base</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A373042FEFCC6FA1A" box="[544,831,1440,1492]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Present</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A367842FEFBE8FA1A" box="[872,1041,1440,1492]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6367C42F1FC69FA08" box="[876,912,1455,1478]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A313E42FEFB24FA1A" box="[1070,1245,1440,1492]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6315242F1FB9FFA08" box="[1090,1126,1455,1478]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A300B42FEFA50FA1A" box="[1307,1449,1440,1492]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">Absent</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A30FF42FEF964FA1A" box="[1519,1693,1440,1492]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE6331342F1F9DEFA08" box="[1539,1575,1455,1478]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
<td id="76C75D95671B000A33CE42FEF895FA1A" box="[1758,1900,1440,1492]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="81">
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671BFFE633F242F1F8FFFA08" box="[1762,1798,1455,1478]" class="Not" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="19" pageNumber="81" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="class">Not</taxonomicName>
described
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9936AB671CFFE135AD4370FDE2FB85" blockId="20.[189,539,1070,1099]" box="[189,539,1070,1099]" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE135AD4370FDE2FB85" bold="true" box="[189,539,1070,1099]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Phylogenetic relationships</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B9936AB671CFFE135AD433DFC10FA59" blockId="20.[187,1399,1123,1431]" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">
The final alignments of 18S rDNA and 28S rDNA yielded 1761 and 4141 positions, respectively, while the concatenated alignment had 5902 positions. The phylogenetic reconstruction based on a multigene approach supported the currently recognized monophyly of the genus 
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671CFFE1311C43F7FB5DFB0D" authorityName="Remane" authorityYear="1927" box="[1036,1188,1193,1219]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1311C43F7FB5DFB0D" box="[1036,1188,1193,1219]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Polymerurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with a very high bayesian (1–0.98) and bootstrap (99–98) support for the phylogenetic signal on both internal and external nodes of the Maximum Likelihood (
<figureCitation id="131D2A2E671CFFE137D743AEFCF5FAC4" box="[711,780,1264,1290]" captionStart="Fig" captionStartId="21.[189,232,1914,1940]" captionTargetBox="[222,1356,715,1869]" captionTargetId="figure-167@21.[203,1384,707,1877]" captionTargetPageId="21" captionText="Fig. 9. Maximum Likelihood tree based on multigene approach with 18S and 28S sequences. Highlighted branches correspond to the Polymerurus Remane, 1927 species sequences. Values on the branches correspond, respectively, to: SH-aLRT support (%) / aBayes support / ultrafast bootstrap support (%)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7401655" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7401655/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
) and Consensus trees (Supp. file 2). Accordingly, the 
<specimenCount id="9D20FD22671CFFE135AB424AFE9EFAE3" box="[187,359,1299,1326]" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" type="generic">two specimens</specimenCount>
of 
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<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1349D424DFD6BFAE3" box="[397,658,1299,1325]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Polymerurus insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26157C2671CFFE13788424AFD0BFAE0" box="[664,754,1300,1326]" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
were grouped together and nested within 
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671CFFE131C6424DFA97FAE3" authorityName="Remane" authorityYear="1927" box="[1238,1390,1299,1325]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE131C6424DFA97FAE3" box="[1238,1390,1299,1325]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">Polymerurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, with branch supports of 1 and 99. As expected, 
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671CFFE137CC4269FC87FA9E" baseAuthorityName="Voigt" baseAuthorityYear="1901" box="[732,894,1334,1360]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="nodicaudus">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE137CC4269FC87FA9E" box="[732,894,1334,1360]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. nodicaudus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was recovered as sister clade to 
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671CFFE131E34269FA8CFA9E" box="[1267,1397,1334,1360]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="insularis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE131E34269FA8CFA9E" box="[1267,1397,1334,1360]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. insularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26157C2671CFFE135AB4204FEE0FABA" box="[187,281,1370,1396]" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
, reflecting the morphological similarities between the two species, such as spined scales with no peduncles, in contrast with the pedunculated scales of 
<taxonomicName id="4C264D28671CFFE1362B4223FC1BFA59" baseAuthorityName="Stokes" baseAuthorityYear="1887" box="[827,994,1405,1431]" family="Chaetonotidae" genus="Polymerurus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Chaetonotida" pageId="20" pageNumber="82" phylum="Gastrotricha" rank="species" species="rhomboides">
<emphasis id="B952EAB9671CFFE1362B4223FC1BFA59" box="[827,994,1405,1431]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="82">P. rhomboides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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