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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4DFFC5FF62A8F51CA1FD65" bold="true" box="[151,387,711,737]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Macrobiotus creber</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4DFFC5FF62A90A1CB1FCD6" bold="true" box="[151,403,824,850]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Material examined:</emphasis>
Praslin Island, south of Mount Cabris, 
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(slide No. 5270), 18 
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and 
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(with fully developed embryo) in a sample of mosses on soil; Silhouette, primary coastal forest (
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) in a leaf-litter sample; Grande Soeur, 
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in a leaf-litter sample; Petite Soeur, 
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with fully developed embryo in a leaf-litter sample; Bird Island, 
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in a leaf-litter sample; Round Island (Praslin), 
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and 
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in a leaf-litter sample.
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repository:
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and 
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are deposited in the Collection of Binda and Pilato (Museum of the Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania).
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4DFFC5FF30AE0C1C92FBDC" bold="true" box="[197,432,1086,1112]" pageId="2" pageNumber="3">Species diagnosis:</emphasis>
Cuticle smooth with neither pores nor fine granulation; eye spots absent; buccopharyngeal apparatus of 
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; buccal armature with ten peribuccal lamellae, an anterior band of rounded teeth, a posterior ring of triangular teeth and a system of three dorsal and three ventral transversal ridges; stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at 80–81 % of its length. Pharyngeal bulb with apophyses, three rod-shaped macroplacoids and a large microplacoid. Claws, of 
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, slender; smooth lunules present. Eggs laid freely; egg processes with a trunco-conical basal portion and distal portion once or twice divided (the subdivision may be dichotomic or multiple) with small terminal branches; egg shell with a delicate reticular design with tiny, rounded meshes.
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Description of the 
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:
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Body length about 260 µm, colorless, eye spots absent, cuticle smooth without pores. Fine dots on the legs absent.
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Mouth opening terminal with 10 small peribuccal lamellae, an anterior band of rounded teeth, a posterior ring of teeth and a system of three dorsal and three ventral transversal ridges; the medio-ventral ridge is subdivided into two teeth, after which a few small supplementary teeth are also present; buccal tube 36.3 µm long and 6.5 µm wide (
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= 17.9) (
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A); stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at 80.0 % of its length (
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= 80).
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Pharyngeal bulb (29.4 µm x 22.7 µm) with apophyses, three rod-shaped macroplacoids and a large microplacoid (
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A). First macroplacoid, with a central constriction, 5.4 µm long (
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= 14.9); second one, slightly shorter, 4.2 µm long (
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= 11.6); third macroplacoid 5.3 µm long (
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= 14.6). Microplacoid very large, 4.3 µm long (
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= 11.9). Entire placoid row 19.3 µm long (
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= 53.2), macroplacoid row 15.5 µm long (
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= 42.7).
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Claws of 
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, long and slender (with short common basal portion) (
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B); internal and external claws of the second and third pairs of legs 8.8 µm (
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= 24.2) and 10.2 µm (
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= 28.1) long respectively; anterior claws on the fourth pair of legs 10.1 µm (
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= 27.8), posterior claws of the same pair of legs 11.3 µm long (
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= 31.1). Main branches of claws with well developed accessory points. Small, smooth lunules present on all legs. A cuticular thickening is present below the lunules on the first three pairs of legs.
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4CFFC4FF62ADA31C38F82D" bold="true" box="[151,282,1937,1961]" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4CFFC4FED7ADA01CD4F82D" box="[290,502,1938,1961]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="4">Macrobiotus creber</emphasis>
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A, bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (holotype); B, claws of the first three pairs of legs (holotype) (the arrow indicates the cuticular bar); C, egg; D, E, F, details of eggs. Scale bar = 10 μm.
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Eggs laid freely, spherical, with a large number of small processes slightly variable in shape and dimensions (
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C–F). Diameter of the eggs 52–60 µm excluding processes, 59–66 including these structures; 27–30 processes are present around the circumference (about 
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the hemisphere of the largest eggs); they have a trunco-conical basal portion and a distal portion once or twice divided (the subdivision may be dichotomic or multiple) with small terminal branches. They are 5.8–6.6 µm high with a basal diameter 4.5–6.6 µm long in the largest eggs. The base of the processes has very small digitations to the egg shell appearing as a ring of dots (
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F). Egg shell with a delicate reticular design with tiny, rounded meshes (
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F).
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4BFFC3FF30ABFF1C6AFE63" bold="true" box="[197,328,461,487]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Remarks:</emphasis>
The 
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are similar to the 
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in both qualitative and metric characters; the dimensions of some structures of the smallest and of the largest measured specimens are given in 
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. In the 
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and the examined 
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the medioventral ridge of the buccal armature is subdivided into two teeth but, considering the individual variability of this structure in other species, we cannot exclude that in other specimens there may be an undivided ridge. The egg processes show a degree of individual variability in the shape (
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C–F).
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4BFFC3FF62A8E91C30FD77" bold="true" box="[151,274,731,755]" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
Measurements (in μm) of some structures of the smallest and of the largest measured specimens of 
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<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1A96E1E4EFCF7" box="[564,876,860,883]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">smallest specimen (holotype)</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18A96E18BEFCF7" box="[1005,1436,860,883]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">largest specimen</th>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62A9B418BEFC19" box="[151,1436,902,925]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62A9B41C9CFC19" box="[151,446,902,925]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Body length</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1A9B41E4EFC19" box="[564,876,902,925]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">260</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18A9B418BEFC19" box="[1005,1436,902,925]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">300</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62A98318BEFC4C" box="[151,1436,945,968]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62A9831C9CFC4C" box="[151,446,945,968]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Buccal tube length</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1A9831E4EFC4C" box="[564,876,945,968]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">36.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18A98318BEFC4C" box="[1005,1436,945,968]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">37.2</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62A9EE18BEFC77" box="[151,1436,988,1011]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62A9EE1C9CFC77" box="[151,446,988,1011]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Buccal tube external width</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1A9EE1E4EFC77" box="[564,876,988,1011]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">6.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18A9EE18BEFC77" box="[1005,1436,988,1011]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">7.3</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AE3418BEFB99" box="[151,1436,1030,1053]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AE341C9CFB99" box="[151,446,1030,1053]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AE341E4EFB99" box="[564,876,1030,1053]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">17.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AE3418BEFB99" box="[1005,1436,1030,1053]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">19.6</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AE0318BEFBCC" box="[151,1436,1073,1096]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AE031C9CFBCC" box="[151,446,1073,1096]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
Stylet supports 
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4BFFC3FEB1AE031C7BFBCC" box="[324,345,1073,1096]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AE031E4EFBCC" box="[564,876,1073,1096]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">80.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AE0318BEFBCC" box="[1005,1436,1073,1096]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">80.9</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AE6E18BEFBF7" box="[151,1436,1116,1139]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AE6E1C9CFBF7" box="[151,446,1116,1139]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Placoid row</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AE6E1E4EFBF7" box="[564,876,1116,1139]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">19.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AE6E18BEFBF7" box="[1005,1436,1116,1139]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">21.8</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AEB418BEFB19" box="[151,1436,1158,1181]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AEB41C9CFB19" box="[151,446,1158,1181]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AEB41E4EFB19" box="[564,876,1158,1181]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">53.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AEB418BEFB19" box="[1005,1436,1158,1181]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">58.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AE8318BEFB4C" box="[151,1436,1201,1224]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AE831C9CFB4C" box="[151,446,1201,1224]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Macroplacoid row</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AE831E4EFB4C" box="[564,876,1201,1224]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">15.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AE8318BEFB4C" box="[1005,1436,1201,1224]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">16.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AEEE18BEFB77" box="[151,1436,1244,1267]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AEEE1C9CFB77" box="[151,446,1244,1267]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AEEE1E4EFB77" box="[564,876,1244,1267]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">42.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AEEE18BEFB77" box="[1005,1436,1244,1267]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">44.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AF3418BEFA99" box="[151,1436,1286,1309]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AF341C9CFA99" box="[151,446,1286,1309]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">First macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AF341E4EFA99" box="[564,876,1286,1309]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">5.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AF3418BEFA99" box="[1005,1436,1286,1309]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">6.1</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AF0318BEFACC" box="[151,1436,1329,1352]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AF031C9CFACC" box="[151,446,1329,1352]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AF031E4EFACC" box="[564,876,1329,1352]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AF0318BEFACC" box="[1005,1436,1329,1352]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">16.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AF6E18BEFAF7" box="[151,1436,1372,1395]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AF6E1C9CFAF7" box="[151,446,1372,1395]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Second macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AF6E1E4EFAF7" box="[564,876,1372,1395]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">4.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AF6E18BEFAF7" box="[1005,1436,1372,1395]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">4.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AFB418BEFA19" box="[151,1436,1414,1437]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AFB41C9CFA19" box="[151,446,1414,1437]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AFB41E4EFA19" box="[564,876,1414,1437]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AFB418BEFA19" box="[1005,1436,1414,1437]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AF8318BEFA4C" box="[151,1436,1457,1480]" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AF831C9CFA4C" box="[151,446,1457,1480]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Third macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AF831E4EFA4C" box="[564,876,1457,1480]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">5.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AF8318BEFA4C" box="[1005,1436,1457,1480]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">5.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AFEE18BEFA77" box="[151,1436,1500,1523]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AFEE1C9CFA77" box="[151,446,1500,1523]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AFEE1E4EFA77" box="[564,876,1500,1523]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AFEE18BEFA77" box="[1005,1436,1500,1523]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">14.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AC3418BEF999" box="[151,1436,1542,1565]" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AC341C9CF999" box="[151,446,1542,1565]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Microplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AC341E4EF999" box="[564,876,1542,1565]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">4.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AC3418BEF999" box="[1005,1436,1542,1565]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">4.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AC0318BEF9CC" box="[151,1436,1585,1608]" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AC031C9CF9CC" box="[151,446,1585,1608]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AC031E4EF9CC" box="[564,876,1585,1608]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AC0318BEF9CC" box="[1005,1436,1585,1608]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AC6E18BEF9F7" box="[151,1436,1628,1651]" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AC6E1C9CF9F7" box="[151,446,1628,1651]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Internal claws II, III</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AC6E1E4EF9F7" box="[564,876,1628,1651]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">8.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AC6E18BEF9F7" box="[1005,1436,1628,1651]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">10.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62ACB418BEF919" box="[151,1436,1670,1693]" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62ACB41C9CF919" box="[151,446,1670,1693]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1ACB41E4EF919" box="[564,876,1670,1693]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">24.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18ACB418BEF919" box="[1005,1436,1670,1693]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">26.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AC8318BEF94C" box="[151,1436,1713,1736]" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AC831C9CF94C" box="[151,446,1713,1736]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">External claws II, III</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AC831E4EF94C" box="[564,876,1713,1736]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">10.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AC8318BEF94C" box="[1005,1436,1713,1736]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62ACEE18BEF977" box="[151,1436,1756,1779]" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62ACEE1C9CF977" box="[151,446,1756,1779]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1ACEE1E4EF977" box="[564,876,1756,1779]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">28.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18ACEE18BEF977" box="[1005,1436,1756,1779]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">30.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AD3418BEF899" box="[151,1436,1798,1821]" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AD341C9CF899" box="[151,446,1798,1821]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Anterior claws IV</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AD341E4EF899" box="[564,876,1798,1821]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">10.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AD3418BEF899" box="[1005,1436,1798,1821]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">10.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AD0318BEF8CC" box="[151,1436,1841,1864]" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AD031C9CF8CC" box="[151,446,1841,1864]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AD031E4EF8CC" box="[564,876,1841,1864]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">27.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AD0318BEF8CC" box="[1005,1436,1841,1864]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">27.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62AD6E18BEF8F7" box="[151,1436,1884,1907]" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62AD6E1C9CF8F7" box="[151,446,1884,1907]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">Posterior claws IV</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1AD6E1E4EF8F7" box="[564,876,1884,1907]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18AD6E18BEF8F7" box="[1005,1436,1884,1907]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">11.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4B0038FF62ADB418BEF819" box="[151,1436,1926,1949]" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FF62ADB41C9CF819" box="[151,446,1926,1949]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FDC1ADB41E4EF819" box="[564,876,1926,1949]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">31.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4B0038FC18ADB418BEF819" box="[1005,1436,1926,1949]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="5">31.2</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="46D765687E4AFFC2FF30AAA519B1FEF7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" type="etymology">
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FF30AAA51C77FF35" bold="true" box="[197,341,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Etymology:</emphasis>
The name 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FE2EAAAA1F04FF35" box="[475,550,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(= frequent) refers to the fact that the species is present in many islands of the archipelago.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E4AFFC2FF30AAD719B1FEF7" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,371]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FF30AAD71CF8FF7B" bold="true" box="[197,474,229,255]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Differential diagnosis:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FE14AAD71FEBFF7A" box="[481,713,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Macrobiotus creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FD3AAAD71E33FF7B" bold="true" box="[719,785,229,255]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E4AFFC2FD3AAAD71E33FF7B" box="[719,785,229,255]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FC59AAD71912FF7A" box="[940,1072,229,254]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">M. furciger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in lacking eye spots, in having wider buccal tube, stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube in a more caudal position, longer microplacoid (
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) and in some characters of the eggs: they are smaller, have more numerous and smaller processes (Table 4) with shorter terminal branches, without refracting areas (
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C–F and 2A).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" ID-Table-UUID="5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" targetBox="[151,1436,550,1597]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="5">
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" blockId="5.[151,1436,422,531]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FF62AB941C2AFE3A" bold="true" box="[151,264,422,446]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FC8BAB94196DFE39" box="[894,1103,422,445]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Macrobiotus creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FBA3AB9419B3FE3A" bold="true" box="[1110,1169,422,446]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E4AFFC2FBA3AB9419B3FE3A" box="[1110,1169,422,446]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FB6AAB941CBAFE64" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FB6AAB941835FE39" box="[1183,1303,422,445]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="furciger">M. furciger</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FAD4AB9418BAFE39" box="[1313,1432,422,445]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="aradasi">M. aradasi</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FF62ABFB1C06FE64" box="[151,292,457,480]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="divergens">M. divergens</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FEDBABFB1CBAFE64" box="[302,408,457,480]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="sicheli">M. sicheli</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FE3EABFB1F47FE64" box="[459,613,457,480]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">M. orcadensis</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="46D765687E4AFFC0FE15ABCE1C3FFF7A" lastPageId="7" lastPageNumber="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" type="description">
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E4AFFC2FE15ABCE19CBF892" blockId="5.[151,1436,422,531]" lastBlockId="5.[151,1437,1672,1968]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FE15ABCE1F06FD97" box="[480,548,508,531]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="creber" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FE15ABCE1F06FD97" box="[480,548,508,531]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FDD9ABC91F45FD97" bold="true" box="[556,615,507,531]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E4AFFC2FDD9ABC91F45FD97" box="[556,615,507,531]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FD40ABCE1854FD97" box="[693,1398,508,531]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FD40ABCE1E28FD97" box="[693,778,508,531]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="furciger">furciger</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FCB6ABCE1EB6FD97" box="[835,916,508,531]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="aradasi">aradasi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FC24ABCE1915FD97" box="[977,1079,508,531]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="divergens">divergens</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FB83ABCE199EFD97" box="[1142,1212,508,531]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="sicheli">sicheli</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FAF1ABCE1854FD97" authority="The" authorityName="The" box="[1284,1398,508,531]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis" status="sp. nov.">orcadensis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
The 
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differs from 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E4AFFC2FDD4ACBA1F83F925" box="[545,673,1672,1697]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="aradasi">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FDD4ACBA1F83F925" box="[545,673,1672,1697]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">M. aradasi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in lacking eye spots, in having wider buccal tube, stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube in a more caudal position, longer microplacoid (
<tableCitation id="434F03587E4AFFC2FBFDAC9C1943F94C" box="[1032,1121,1710,1736]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,239,422,446]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,550,1597]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of Macrobiotus creber sp. n., M. furciger, M. aradasi, M. divergens, M. sicheli and M. orcadensis." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" tableUuid="5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64">Table 3</tableCitation>
) and in some characters of the eggs: they are smaller, have more numerous and smaller processes (Table 4), with shorter terminal branches, and reticular design of the egg shell with more evident meshes (
<figureCitation id="96F62A667E4AFFC2FC0CACCE1964F892" box="[1017,1094,1788,1814]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="3.[151,255,1937,1961]" captionTargetBox="[153,1435,186,1936]" captionTargetId="figure@3.[151,1436,167,1938]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 1. Macrobiotus creber sp. nov. A, bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (holotype); B, claws of the first three pairs of legs (holotype) (the arrow indicates the cuticular bar); C, egg; D, E, F, details of eggs. Scale bar = 10 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188179/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Figs. 1</figureCitation>
C–F and 2B).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E4AFFC2FF6AA8141832F9B9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<table id="7CCDC4437E4A0038FF62A81418BEF9B9" box="[151,1436,550,1597]" gridcols="7" gridrows="25" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A81418BEFDB9" box="[151,1436,550,573]" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A8141CADFDB9" box="[151,399,550,573]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Body length</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A8141F69FDB9" box="[480,587,550,573]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">260–300</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A8141FC6FDB9" box="[693,740,550,573]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">419</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A8141E53FDB9" box="[835,881,550,573]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">490</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A8141EDDFDB9" box="[977,1023,550,573]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">360</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A8141986FDB9" box="[1142,1188,550,573]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">230</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A81418BEFDB9" box="[1284,1436,550,573]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">400</th>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A86318BEFDEC" box="[151,1436,593,616]" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A8631CADFDEC" box="[151,399,593,616]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Buccal tube length</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A8631F69FDEC" box="[480,587,593,616]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">36.3–37.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A8631FC6FDEC" box="[693,740,593,616]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">44.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A8631E53FDEC" box="[835,881,593,616]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">47.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A8631EDDFDEC" box="[977,1023,593,616]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">43.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A8631986FDEC" box="[1142,1188,593,616]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">31.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A86318BEFDEC" box="[1284,1436,593,616]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">45.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A84E18BEFD17" box="[151,1436,636,659]" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A84E1CADFD17" box="[151,399,636,659]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Buccal tube ext. width</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A84E1F69FD17" box="[480,587,636,659]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.5–7.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A84E1FC6FD17" box="[693,740,636,659]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A84E1E53FD17" box="[835,881,636,659]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A84E1EDDFD17" box="[977,1023,636,659]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A84E1986FD17" box="[1142,1188,636,659]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A84E18BEFD17" box="[1284,1436,636,659]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">7.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A89418BEFD39" box="[151,1436,678,701]" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A8941CADFD39" box="[151,399,678,701]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A8941F69FD39" box="[480,587,678,701]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">17.9–19.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A8941FC6FD39" box="[693,740,678,701]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A8941E53FD39" box="[835,881,678,701]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">11.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A8941EDDFD39" box="[977,1023,678,701]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">15.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A8941986FD39" box="[1142,1188,678,701]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">16.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A89418BEFD39" box="[1284,1436,678,701]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">17.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A8E318BEFD6C" box="[151,1436,721,744]" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A8E31CADFD6C" box="[151,399,721,744]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
Stylet supports 
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FEB1A8E31C7BFD6C" box="[324,345,721,744]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A8E31F69FD6C" box="[480,587,721,744]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">80.0–80.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A8E31FC6FD6C" box="[693,740,721,744]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">76.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A8E31E53FD6C" box="[835,881,721,744]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">72.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A8E31EDDFD6C" box="[977,1023,721,744]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">75.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A8E31986FD6C" box="[1142,1188,721,744]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">79.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A8E318BEFD6C" box="[1284,1436,721,744]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">76.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A8CE18BEFC97" box="[151,1436,764,787]" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A8CE1CADFC97" box="[151,399,764,787]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Placoid row</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A8CE1F69FC97" box="[480,587,764,787]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">19.3–21.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A8CE1FC6FC97" box="[693,740,764,787]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">23.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A8CE1E53FC97" box="[835,881,764,787]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">24.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A8CE1EDDFC97" box="[977,1023,764,787]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">22.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A8CE1986FC97" box="[1142,1188,764,787]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">17.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A8CE18BEFC97" box="[1284,1436,764,787]" gridcol="6" gridrow="5" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">34.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A91418BEFCB9" box="[151,1436,806,829]" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A9141CADFCB9" box="[151,399,806,829]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A9141F69FCB9" box="[480,587,806,829]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">53.2–58.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A9141FC6FCB9" box="[693,740,806,829]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">53.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A9141E53FCB9" box="[835,881,806,829]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">52.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A9141EDDFCB9" box="[977,1023,806,829]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">51.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A9141986FCB9" box="[1142,1188,806,829]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">54.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A91418BEFCB9" box="[1284,1436,806,829]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">55.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A96318BEFCEC" box="[151,1436,849,872]" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A9631CADFCEC" box="[151,399,849,872]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Macroplacoid row</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A9631F69FCEC" box="[480,587,849,872]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">15.5–16.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A9631FC6FCEC" box="[693,740,849,872]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">21.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A9631E53FCEC" box="[835,881,849,872]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">20.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A9631EDDFCEC" box="[977,1023,849,872]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">20.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A9631986FCEC" box="[1142,1188,849,872]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A96318BEFCEC" box="[1284,1436,849,872]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">20.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A94E18BEFC17" box="[151,1436,892,915]" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A94E1CADFC17" box="[151,399,892,915]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A94E1F69FC17" box="[480,587,892,915]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">42.7–44.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A94E1FC6FC17" box="[693,740,892,915]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">47.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A94E1E53FC17" box="[835,881,892,915]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">42.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A94E1EDDFC17" box="[977,1023,892,915]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">45.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A94E1986FC17" box="[1142,1188,892,915]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">43.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A94E18BEFC17" box="[1284,1436,892,915]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">45.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A99418BEFC39" box="[151,1436,934,957]" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A9941CADFC39" box="[151,399,934,957]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">First macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A9941F69FC39" box="[480,587,934,957]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.4–6.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A9941FC6FC39" box="[693,740,934,957]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A9941E53FC39" box="[835,881,934,957]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A9941EDDFC39" box="[977,1023,934,957]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A9941986FC39" box="[1142,1188,934,957]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">4.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A99418BEFC39" box="[1284,1436,934,957]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">7.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A9E318BEFC6C" box="[151,1436,977,1000]" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A9E31CADFC6C" box="[151,399,977,1000]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A9E31F69FC6C" box="[480,587,977,1000]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.9–16.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A9E31FC6FC6C" box="[693,740,977,1000]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">15.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A9E31E53FC6C" box="[835,881,977,1000]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A9E31EDDFC6C" box="[977,1023,977,1000]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A9E31986FC6C" box="[1142,1188,977,1000]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A9E318BEFC6C" box="[1284,1436,977,1000]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">15.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62A9CE18BEFB97" box="[151,1436,1020,1043]" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62A9CE1CADFB97" box="[151,399,1020,1043]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Second macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15A9CE1F69FB97" box="[480,587,1020,1043]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">4.2–4.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40A9CE1FC6FB97" box="[693,740,1020,1043]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6A9CE1E53FB97" box="[835,881,1020,1043]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24A9CE1EDDFB97" box="[977,1023,1020,1043]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83A9CE1986FB97" box="[1142,1188,1020,1043]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">3.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1A9CE18BEFB97" box="[1284,1436,1020,1043]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AE1418BEFBB9" box="[151,1436,1062,1085]" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AE141CADFBB9" box="[151,399,1062,1085]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AE141F69FBB9" box="[480,587,1062,1085]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">11.6–11.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AE141FC6FBB9" box="[693,740,1062,1085]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">12.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AE141E53FBB9" box="[835,881,1062,1085]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">12.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AE141EDDFBB9" box="[977,1023,1062,1085]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">11.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AE141986FBB9" box="[1142,1188,1062,1085]" gridcol="5" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">12.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AE1418BEFBB9" box="[1284,1436,1062,1085]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AE6318BEFBEC" box="[151,1436,1105,1128]" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AE631CADFBEC" box="[151,399,1105,1128]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Third macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AE631F69FBEC" box="[480,587,1105,1128]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.3–5.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AE631FC6FBEC" box="[693,740,1105,1128]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">8.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AE631E53FBEC" box="[835,881,1105,1128]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AE631EDDFBEC" box="[977,1023,1105,1128]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AE631986FBEC" box="[1142,1188,1105,1128]" gridcol="5" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">4.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AE6318BEFBEC" box="[1284,1436,1105,1128]" gridcol="6" gridrow="13" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AE4E18BEFB17" box="[151,1436,1148,1171]" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AE4E1CADFB17" box="[151,399,1148,1171]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AE4E1F69FB17" box="[480,587,1148,1171]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.6–14.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AE4E1FC6FB17" box="[693,740,1148,1171]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">18.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AE4E1E53FB17" box="[835,881,1148,1171]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AE4E1EDDFB17" box="[977,1023,1148,1171]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AE4E1986FB17" box="[1142,1188,1148,1171]" gridcol="5" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">15.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AE4E18BEFB17" box="[1284,1436,1148,1171]" gridcol="6" gridrow="14" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AE9418BEFB39" box="[151,1436,1190,1213]" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AE941CADFB39" box="[151,399,1190,1213]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Microplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AE941F69FB39" box="[480,587,1190,1213]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">4.3–4.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AE941FC6FB39" box="[693,740,1190,1213]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">4.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AE941E53FB39" box="[835,881,1190,1213]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">3.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AE941EDDFB39" box="[977,1023,1190,1213]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">3.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AE941986FB39" box="[1142,1188,1190,1213]" gridcol="5" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">3.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AE9418BEFB39" box="[1284,1436,1190,1213]" gridcol="6" gridrow="15" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">5.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AEE318BEFB6C" box="[151,1436,1233,1256]" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AEE31CADFB6C" box="[151,399,1233,1256]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AEE31F69FB6C" box="[480,587,1233,1256]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">11.9–11.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AEE31FC6FB6C" box="[693,740,1233,1256]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">10.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AEE31E53FB6C" box="[835,881,1233,1256]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">7.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AEE31EDDFB6C" box="[977,1023,1233,1256]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">7.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AEE31986FB6C" box="[1142,1188,1233,1256]" gridcol="5" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">9.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AEE318BEFB6C" box="[1284,1436,1233,1256]" gridcol="6" gridrow="16" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">11.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AECE18BEFA97" box="[151,1436,1276,1299]" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AECE1CADFA97" box="[151,399,1276,1299]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Internal claws II,III</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AECE1F69FA97" box="[480,587,1276,1299]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">8.6–10.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AECE1FC6FA97" box="[693,740,1276,1299]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">12.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AECE1E53FA97" box="[835,881,1276,1299]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AECE1EDDFA97" box="[977,1023,1276,1299]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">8.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AECE1986FA97" box="[1142,1188,1276,1299]" gridcol="5" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AECE18BEFA97" box="[1284,1436,1276,1299]" gridcol="6" gridrow="17" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">10.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AF1418BEFAB9" box="[151,1436,1318,1341]" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AF141CADFAB9" box="[151,399,1318,1341]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AF141F69FAB9" box="[480,587,1318,1341]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">23.7–26.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AF141FC6FAB9" box="[693,740,1318,1341]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">28.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AF141E53FAB9" box="[835,881,1318,1341]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">28.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AF141EDDFAB9" box="[977,1023,1318,1341]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">20.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AF141986FAB9" box="[1142,1188,1318,1341]" gridcol="5" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">21.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AF1418BEFAB9" box="[1284,1436,1318,1341]" gridcol="6" gridrow="18" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">22.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AF6318BEFAEC" box="[151,1436,1361,1384]" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AF631CADFAEC" box="[151,399,1361,1384]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">External claws II, III</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AF631F69FAEC" box="[480,587,1361,1384]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">10.2–11.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AF631FC6FAEC" box="[693,740,1361,1384]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AF631E53FAEC" box="[835,881,1361,1384]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">13.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AF631EDDFAEC" box="[977,1023,1361,1384]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">9.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AF631986FAEC" box="[1142,1188,1361,1384]" gridcol="5" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">6.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AF6318BEFAEC" box="[1284,1436,1361,1384]" gridcol="6" gridrow="19" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">10.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AF4E18BEFA17" box="[151,1436,1404,1427]" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AF4E1CADFA17" box="[151,399,1404,1427]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AF4E1F69FA17" box="[480,587,1404,1427]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">28.1–30.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AF4E1FC6FA17" box="[693,740,1404,1427]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">28.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AF4E1E53FA17" box="[835,881,1404,1427]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">28.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AF4E1EDDFA17" box="[977,1023,1404,1427]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">21.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AF4E1986FA17" box="[1142,1188,1404,1427]" gridcol="5" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">21.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AF4E18BEFA17" box="[1284,1436,1404,1427]" gridcol="6" gridrow="20" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">23.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AF9418BEFA39" box="[151,1436,1446,1469]" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AF941CADFA39" box="[151,399,1446,1469]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Anterior claws IV</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AF941F69FA39" box="[480,587,1446,1469]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">10.1–10.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AF941FC6FA39" box="[693,740,1446,1469]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">14.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AF941E53FA39" box="[835,881,1446,1469]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AF941EDDFA39" box="[977,1023,1446,1469]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">10.4</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AF941986FA39" box="[1142,1188,1446,1469]" gridcol="5" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">7.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AF9418BEFA39" box="[1284,1436,1446,1469]" gridcol="6" gridrow="21" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AFE318BEFA6C" box="[151,1436,1489,1512]" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AFE31CADFA6C" box="[151,399,1489,1512]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AFE31F69FA6C" box="[480,587,1489,1512]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">27.8–27.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AFE31FC6FA6C" box="[693,740,1489,1512]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">32.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AFE31E53FA6C" box="[835,881,1489,1512]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AFE31EDDFA6C" box="[977,1023,1489,1512]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">23.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AFE31986FA6C" box="[1142,1188,1489,1512]" gridcol="5" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">23.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AFE318BEFA6C" box="[1284,1436,1489,1512]" gridcol="6" gridrow="22" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AFCE18BEF997" box="[151,1436,1532,1555]" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AFCE1CADF997" box="[151,399,1532,1555]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">Posterior claws IV</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AFCE1F69F997" box="[480,587,1532,1555]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">11.3–11.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AFCE1FC6F997" box="[693,740,1532,1555]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">15.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AFCE1E53F997" box="[835,881,1532,1555]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AFCE1EDDF997" box="[977,1023,1532,1555]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AFCE1986F997" box="[1142,1188,1532,1555]" gridcol="5" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">8.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AFCE18BEF997" box="[1284,1436,1532,1555]" gridcol="6" gridrow="23" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E4A0038FF62AC1418BEF9B9" box="[151,1436,1574,1597]" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FF62AC141CADF9B9" box="[151,399,1574,1597]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FE15AC141F69F9B9" box="[480,587,1574,1597]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">31.1–31.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FD40AC141FC6F9B9" box="[693,740,1574,1597]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">34.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FCB6AC141E53F9B9" box="[835,881,1574,1597]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FC24AC141EDDF9B9" box="[977,1023,1574,1597]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FB83AC141986F9B9" box="[1142,1188,1574,1597]" gridcol="5" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">26.8</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E4A0038FAF1AC1418BEF9B9" box="[1284,1436,1574,1597]" gridcol="6" gridrow="24" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">?</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E4AFFC2FF30AD101EDFF834" blockId="5.[151,1437,1672,1968]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">
It differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FE80AD111F2CF8B8" box="[373,526,1827,1852]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">M. divergens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having stylet sheaths not diverging, stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube in a more caudal position, longer microplacoid, longer claws (
<tableCitation id="434F03587E4AFFC2FC3DAD7B1906F8E7" box="[968,1060,1865,1891]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,239,422,446]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,550,1597]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of Macrobiotus creber sp. n., M. furciger, M. aradasi, M. divergens, M. sicheli and M. orcadensis." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" pageId="5" pageNumber="6" tableUuid="5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64">Table 3</tableCitation>
) and in some characters of the eggs: in 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FF08AD421C50F80D" box="[253,370,1904,1929]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">M. creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E4AFFC2FE8EAD5D1C94F80D" bold="true" box="[379,438,1903,1929]" pageId="5" pageNumber="6">sp. n</emphasis>
.
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they have more numerous processes (Table 4) with shorter terminal branches, and reticular design of the egg shell with smaller meshes (
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C–F and 2C).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E49FFC1FF30AAAA1F6FFEA2" blockId="6.[151,1437,152,294]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The new species differs from 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FDEAAAAA1FB0FF35" box="[543,658,152,177]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="sicheli">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FDEAAAAA1FB0FF35" box="[543,658,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. sicheli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in lacking eye spots, in having longer claws (
<tableCitation id="434F03587E49FFC1FB53AAAA19DDFF36" box="[1190,1279,152,178]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,239,422,446]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,550,1597]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of Macrobiotus creber sp. n., M. furciger, M. aradasi, M. divergens, M. sicheli and M. orcadensis." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" tableUuid="5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64">Table 3</tableCitation>
) and in some characters of the eggs: in 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FE3FAA8D1F1CFF5C" box="[458,574,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FDB3AA8C1FA3FF5C" bold="true" box="[582,641,190,216]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">sp. n</emphasis>
.
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they are smaller, with more numerous and smaller processes with shorter basal diameter (Table 4) and with a less evident basal ring of dots; egg shell with a more regular reticular design (
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C–F and 2D).
</paragraph>
<caption id="5AB2666B7E49FFC1FF62AFCE1E4FF9B1" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188180/files/figure.png" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" targetBox="[165,1421,340,1493]" targetPageId="6">
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E49FFC1FF62AFCE1E4FF9B1" blockId="6.[151,1437,1532,1590]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FF62AFCE1C3CF990" bold="true" box="[151,286,1532,1556]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Details of the egg of: A, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FDC8AFCF1E0BF990" box="[573,809,1533,1556]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="furciger">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FDC8AFCF1E0BF990" box="[573,809,1533,1556]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus furciger</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; B, 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FCAFAFCF1961F990" box="[858,1091,1533,1556]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus aradasi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; C, 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FB81AFCF1850F990" box="[1140,1394,1533,1556]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus divergens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; D, 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FF62AC2D1C48F9B2" box="[151,362,1567,1590]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus sicheli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; E, 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FE63AC2D1FB4F9B2" box="[406,662,1567,1590]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus orcadensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Scale bar = 10 μm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E49FFC1FF30AC561C61F85F" blockId="6.[151,1437,1636,2011]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
The 
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material of 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FE35AC571FFFF9FA" box="[448,733,1637,1662]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FE35AC571FFFF9FA" box="[448,733,1637,1662]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus orcadensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is lost (Van der Land, 1966), and for comparison, we have taken into consideration the original description, and examined one specimen and one egg from 
<collectingCountry id="76DA76737E49FFC1FACEACB918BFF921" box="[1339,1437,1675,1701]" name="Norway" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Norway</collectingCountry>
attributed to this species by 
<bibRefCitation id="6A5C4B127E49FFC1FDF0AC801EBEF948" box="[517,924,1714,1740]" pageId="6" pageNumber="20" refString="Durante Pasa, M. V. &amp; Maucci, W. (1979) Moss tardigrada from the Scandinavian Peninsula. Zeszyty Naukowe Universytetu Jagellonskiego, Prace Zoologiczne, DXXIX, 25, 47 - 85." type="journal article">Durante Pasa &amp; Maucci (1979)</bibRefCitation>
. 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FC5CAC801984F94F" box="[937,1190,1714,1739]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="creber" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FC5CAC801984F94F" box="[937,1190,1714,1739]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FB5AAC8319DBF94F" bold="true" box="[1199,1273,1713,1739]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E49FFC1FB5AAC8319DBF94F" box="[1199,1273,1713,1739]" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FF62ACEB1C92F976" box="[151,432,1753,1778]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FF62ACEB1C92F976" box="[151,432,1753,1778]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">Macrobiotus orcadensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in lacking eye spots, in having wider buccal tube (
<tableCitation id="434F03587E49FFC1FC08ACEB1974F977" box="[1021,1110,1753,1779]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,239,422,446]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,550,1597]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="TABLE 3. Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of Macrobiotus creber sp. n., M. furciger, M. aradasi, M. divergens, M. sicheli and M. orcadensis." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" tableUuid="5AB2666B7E4AFFC2FF62AB941F4BFE64">Table 3</tableCitation>
), buccal armature with well visible anterior band of small teeth (not visible in the examined specimen of 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FBC5ACCD19F5F89C" box="[1072,1239,1791,1816]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FBC5ACCD19F5F89C" box="[1072,1239,1791,1816]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. orcadensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and a posterior ring of triangular teeth more visible than that of the examined specimen of 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E49FFC1FBDAAD1419F9F8BB" box="[1071,1243,1830,1855]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="6" pageNumber="7" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FBDAAD1419F9F8BB" box="[1071,1243,1830,1855]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. orcadensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube in a more caudal position (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FCF8AD7F1E06F8E2" box="[781,804,1869,1894]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">pt</emphasis>
= 
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, 
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), claws longer and more slender (
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); and for some characters of the eggs: those of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E49FFC1FB5BAD411801F808" box="[1198,1315,1907,1932]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="7">M. creber</emphasis>
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are slightly smaller and with smaller processes (Table 4), each one with a ring of more visible basal dots (
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C–F and 2E).
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF62AAA51C3FFF7A" blockId="7.[151,1436,151,306]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF62AAA51C38FF35" bold="true" box="[151,282,151,177]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">TABLE 4.</emphasis>
Measurements (in µm) of selected morphological structures, and number of processes, of the largest measured eggs of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FE36AA8D1F88FF5C" box="[451,682,191,216]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Macrobiotus creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E48FFC0FD46AA8C1FD7FF5C" box="[691,757,190,216]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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, 
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<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FCF1AA8D1EABFF5C" box="[772,905,191,216]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="furciger">M. furciger</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FC63AA8D193BFF5C" box="[918,1049,191,216]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="aradasi">M. aradasi</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FBD3AA8D19E0FF5C" box="[1062,1218,191,216]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="divergens">M. divergens</taxonomicName>
, 
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</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FA89AA8D1C3FFF7A" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FA89AA8D1C3BFF7A" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">M. orcadensis</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="46D765687E48FFC0FD80AB28192FFAAC" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="materials_examined">
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<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FD80AB281F98FEB5" box="[629,698,282,305]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="creber" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FD80AB281F98FEB5" box="[629,698,282,305]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">creber</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FD34AB281FDFFEB6" bold="true" box="[705,765,282,306]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">sp. n.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FCEFAB2818A9FEB5" box="[794,1419,282,305]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FCEFAB281E4DFEB5" box="[794,879,282,305]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="furciger">furciger</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FC60AB281EC4FEB5" box="[917,998,282,305]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="aradasi">aradasi</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FBF9AB281951FEB5" box="[1036,1139,282,305]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="divergens">divergens</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FB6DAB2819FCFEB5" box="[1176,1246,282,305]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="sicheli">sicheli</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E48FFC0FAEDAB2818A9FEB5" box="[1304,1419,282,305]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="orcadensis">orcadensis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF62A9251CAFFCB5" bold="true" box="[151,397,791,817]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Material examined:</emphasis>
Petite Soeur, 
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(slide No. 5245), 1 
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and 
<specimenCount id="18CBFD6A7E48FFC0FBEBA92A195BFCB6" box="[1054,1145,792,818]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="egg">19 eggs</specimenCount>
(one of which with fully developed embryo) in a leaf-litter sample; 
<collectingCountry id="76DA76737E48FFC0FD52A90C1FCDFCDC" box="[679,751,830,856]" name="India" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Mahé</collectingCountry>
, Beau Vallon, 
<specimenCount id="18CBFD6A7E48FFC0FC56A90C190CFCDC" box="[931,1070,830,856]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="generic">1 specimen</specimenCount>
and 
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, in a moss sample; Praslin, 
<specimenCount id="18CBFD6A7E48FFC0FF02A9571CA5FCFB" box="[247,391,869,895]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="generic">3 specimens</specimenCount>
and 
<specimenCount id="18CBFD6A7E48FFC0FE35A9571F2EFCFB" box="[448,524,869,895]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="egg">2 eggs</specimenCount>
in a moss sample.
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF6AAB771DF9FD60" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E480038FF62AB7718BEFED8" box="[151,1436,325,348]" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FF62AB771F43FED8" box="[151,609,325,348]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Diameter without processes</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FD80AB771FFDFED8" box="[629,735,325,348]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">60</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FCEFAB771EA1FED8" box="[794,899,325,348]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">100.4</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FC60AB771ED0FED8" box="[917,1010,325,348]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">90.5</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FBF9AB77194BFED8" box="[1036,1129,325,348]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">69</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FB6DAB7719D7FED8" box="[1176,1269,325,348]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">66–85.5</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FAEDAB7718BEFED8" box="[1304,1436,325,348]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">81</th>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E480038FF62AB4218BEFE35" box="[151,1436,368,433]" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FF62AB421F43FE35" box="[151,609,368,433]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Diameter with processes Number of processes on the circumference</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FD80AB421FFDFE35" box="[629,735,368,433]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">66 28</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FCEFAB421EA1FE35" box="[794,899,368,433]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">123 20</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FC60AB421ED0FE35" box="[917,1010,368,433]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">100 23</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FBF9AB42194BFE35" box="[1036,1129,368,433]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">80 17</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FB6DAB4219D7FE35" box="[1176,1269,368,433]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">82–95 15–23</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FAEDAB4218BEFE35" box="[1304,1436,368,433]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">91 25</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E480038FF62ABF718BEFE58" box="[151,1436,453,476]" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FF62ABF71F43FE58" box="[151,609,453,476]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Number of processes on the hemisphere</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FD80ABF71FFDFE58" box="[629,735,453,476]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">about 130</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FCEFABF71EA1FE58" box="[794,899,453,476]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">about 64</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FC60ABF71ED0FE58" box="[917,1010,453,476]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">about 90</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FBF9ABF7194BFE58" box="[1036,1129,453,476]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">about 48</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FB6DABF719D7FE58" box="[1176,1269,453,476]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">about 74</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FAEDABF718BEFE58" box="[1304,1436,453,476]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">about 93</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E480038FF62ABC218BEFDB5" box="[151,1436,496,561]" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FF62ABC21F43FDB5" box="[151,609,496,561]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Processes height Basal diameter of processes</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FD80ABC21FFDFDB5" box="[629,735,496,561]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">5.8–6.6 4.5–6.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FCEFABC21EA1FDB5" box="[794,899,496,561]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">12–13 11.0–14.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FC60ABC21ED0FDB5" box="[917,1010,496,561]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">8.7 8.4–9.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FBF9ABC2194BFDB5" box="[1036,1129,496,561]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">4.7–4.8 5.7–6.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FB6DABC219D7FDB5" box="[1176,1269,496,561]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">6.5–7.8 7.9–12.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E480038FAEDABC218BEFDB5" box="[1304,1436,496,561]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">7.3–8.2 7.3–7.8</td>
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<th id="F32C5DDD7E480038FF62A8911F43FD60" box="[151,609,675,740]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF62A8961CC6FD39" bold="true" box="[151,484,675,702]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF62A8961CB8FD3A" bold="true" box="[151,410,676,702]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
Fig. 3
</th>
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</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF30A9B91F4DFC48" blockId="7.[151,1437,791,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF30A9B91CB8FC21" bold="true" box="[197,410,907,933]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<typeStatus id="D17688417E48FFC0FF30A9B91C26FC21" box="[197,260,907,933]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Type</typeStatus>
repository:
</emphasis>
The 
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material is deposited in the collection of Binda and Pilato (Department of Animal Biology, University of Catania).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF30A9EA192FFAAC" blockId="7.[151,1437,791,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF30A9EA1C88FC76" bold="true" box="[197,426,984,1010]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Species diagnosis:</emphasis>
Cuticle without pores but with many very small tubercles difficult to see; eye spots present; bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FD81AE321E28FB9D" box="[628,778,1024,1049]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Macrobiotus</emphasis>
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; buccal armature with ten peribuccal lamellae; an anterior band of teeth is not visible; a posterior ring of small triangular teeth and three dorsal and three ventral transversal ridges are present. Stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at about 76% of its length. Pharyngeal bulb with apophyses, three rod-shaped macroplacoids and microplacoid. Claws of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FB1EAE461878FB09" box="[1259,1370,1140,1165]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">hufelandi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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; accessory points, and lunules present; a faint cuticular bar below the lunules present on the first three pairs of legs. Eggs, similar to those of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FDFFAEF31E5AFB5E" box="[522,888,1217,1242]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Macrobiotus pseudocoronatus</emphasis>
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, have conical processes with a thin, flexible, terminal portion, a basal ring of digitations forming a ring of clearly visible stripes and a reticular design with small almost isodiametric meshes; egg shell, between the processes, dotted.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="46D765687E48FFCFFF30AF0719C7FEC8" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="9" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="description">
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF30AF071E04F92F" blockId="7.[151,1437,791,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF30AF071F04FACB" bold="true" box="[197,550,1333,1359]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
Description of the 
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:
</emphasis>
Body length 350 µm; colorless; cuticle without pores but with many very small difficult to see tubercles (
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A), and with fine dots on fourth pair of legs; small eye spots present. Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FDE1AFB11F89FA18" box="[532,683,1411,1436]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Macrobiotus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<typeStatus id="D17688417E48FFC0FD46AFB01FC4FA18" box="[691,742,1410,1436]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">type</typeStatus>
(
<figureCitation id="96F62A667E48FFC0FD02AFB01E1DFA18" box="[759,831,1410,1436]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,256,1902,1926]" captionTargetBox="[203,1379,496,1860]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,445,1924]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Macrobiotus perfidus sp. nov. A, some cuticular tubercles (arrows) are in evidence (holotype); B, buccopharyngeal apparatus (holotype); C, claws of the first and second pairs of legs (holotype); D, claws of the fourth pair of legs (holotype); E, F, details of the egg. Scale bar = 10 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188181/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
B); terminal mouth with ten peribuccal lamellae, a slightly evident posterior ring of small triangular teeth and a system of three dorsal and three ventral transversal ridges present in the buccal cavity; an anterior band of teeth is not visible. Buccal tube 37.6 µm long and 6.1 µm wide externally (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FDD0AFC51F1EF994" box="[549,572,1527,1552]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 16.2). Stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube at 75.9% of its length (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF54AC2F1D95F9B2" box="[161,183,1565,1590]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 75.9). Pharyngeal bulb (
<figureCitation id="96F62A667E48FFC0FE00AC2F1F18F9B3" box="[501,570,1565,1591]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,256,1902,1926]" captionTargetBox="[203,1379,496,1860]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,445,1924]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Macrobiotus perfidus sp. nov. A, some cuticular tubercles (arrows) are in evidence (holotype); B, buccopharyngeal apparatus (holotype); C, claws of the first and second pairs of legs (holotype); D, claws of the fourth pair of legs (holotype); E, F, details of the egg. Scale bar = 10 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188181/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
B) (32.7 µm x 30.1 µm) with apophyses, three rod-shaped macroplacoids and microplacoid. First macroplacoid 5.0 µm long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FCEEAC761E11F9D9" box="[795,819,1604,1629]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 13.3); second one 3.6 µm long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FB11AC7619DEF9D9" box="[1252,1276,1604,1629]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 9.6); third macroplacoid 4.7 µm long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FE29AC591CD0F900" box="[476,498,1643,1668]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 12.5); microplacoid 4.2 µm long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FC6BAC591E97F900" box="[926,949,1643,1668]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 11.2). Entire placoid row 19.0 µm long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FF54ACA31D95F92E" box="[161,183,1681,1706]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 50.5), macroplacoid row 14.7 µm long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FD59ACA31FE1F92E" box="[684,707,1681,1706]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 39.1).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF30AC8A19CDF8E8" blockId="7.[151,1437,791,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
Claws of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FECCAC8A1C88F955" box="[313,426,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">hufelandi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<typeStatus id="D17688417E48FFC0FE47AC8A1CC4F956" box="[434,486,1720,1746]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">type</typeStatus>
(
<figureCitation id="96F62A667E48FFC0FE02AC8A1F1DF956" box="[503,575,1720,1746]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,256,1902,1926]" captionTargetBox="[203,1379,496,1860]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,445,1924]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Macrobiotus perfidus sp. nov. A, some cuticular tubercles (arrows) are in evidence (holotype); B, buccopharyngeal apparatus (holotype); C, claws of the first and second pairs of legs (holotype); D, claws of the fourth pair of legs (holotype); E, F, details of the egg. Scale bar = 10 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188181/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
C, D); internal and external claws of the first pair of legs 10.1 µm (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FA99AC8A18A1F955" box="[1388,1411,1720,1745]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 26.9) and 10.2 µm (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FE77ACED1CBBF97C" box="[386,409,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 27.1) long respectively; 11.0 µm (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FCBEACED1E40F97C" box="[843,866,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 29.3) and 11.6 µm (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FB99ACED19A1F97C" box="[1132,1155,1759,1784]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 30.9) respectively on the third pair of legs; anterior and posterior claws of the hind legs 12.0 µm (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FBF8AD371906F89A" box="[1037,1060,1797,1822]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 31.9) and 12.2 µm (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E48FFC0FADCAD371862F89A" box="[1321,1344,1797,1822]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">pt</emphasis>
= 32.5) long respectively. Main branches of claws with well developed accessory points. Smooth lunules present on all legs. A faint cuticular thickening is present below the lunules on the first three pairs of legs.
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E48FFC0FF30AD4B191CF83E" blockId="7.[151,1437,791,1978]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8">
The 
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are similar to the 
<typeStatus id="D17688417E48FFC0FD97AD4B1FF2F817" box="[610,720,1913,1939]" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
in both qualitative and metric characters. In 
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the dimensions of the smallest and of the largest measured specimens are indicated.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E47FFCFFF30AAAA19C7FEC8" blockId="8.[151,1437,152,410]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
The eggs, laid freely, spherical, with conical processes (
<figureCitation id="96F62A667E47FFCFFC84AAAA1E9BFF36" box="[881,953,152,178]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,256,1902,1926]" captionTargetBox="[203,1379,496,1860]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,445,1924]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Macrobiotus perfidus sp. nov. A, some cuticular tubercles (arrows) are in evidence (holotype); B, buccopharyngeal apparatus (holotype); C, claws of the first and second pairs of legs (holotype); D, claws of the fourth pair of legs (holotype); E, F, details of the egg. Scale bar = 10 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188181/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
E, F) (11–13 around the circumference, 23–29 on the hemisphere) with a large conical basal portion and a long, thin, flexible, distal portion. The base of the processes has many digitations forming a ring of clearly visible stripes (
<figureCitation id="96F62A667E47FFCFFB95AAD7198BFF7B" box="[1120,1193,229,255]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="8.[151,256,1902,1926]" captionTargetBox="[203,1379,496,1860]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,445,1924]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 3. Macrobiotus perfidus sp. nov. A, some cuticular tubercles (arrows) are in evidence (holotype); B, buccopharyngeal apparatus (holotype); C, claws of the first and second pairs of legs (holotype); D, claws of the fourth pair of legs (holotype); E, F, details of the egg. Scale bar = 10 μm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/188181/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
E, F); the egg shell, between the processes has clearly evident dots. The surface of the processes has a reticular design with meshes of different dimensions, some of which almost isodiametric, others slightly elongated.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E47FFCFFF30AB6A1C78FEF6" bold="true" box="[197,346,344,370]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Etymology:</emphasis>
The name 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E47FFCFFE16AB6B1F64FEF6" box="[483,582,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(= perfidious, deceiving) refers to the difficulty to distinguish it from some similar species.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E47FFCFFF62AD5C1E2EF84D" blockId="8.[151,1436,1902,1994]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E47FFCFFF62AD5C1C3EF802" bold="true" box="[151,284,1902,1926]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E47FFCFFED6AD5C1F2EF801" box="[291,524,1902,1925]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E47FFCFFDE6AD5C1F49F802" bold="true" box="[531,619,1902,1926]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E47FFCFFDE6AD5C1F49F802" box="[531,619,1902,1926]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
A, some cuticular tubercles (arrows) are in evidence (holotype); B, buccopharyngeal apparatus (holotype); C, claws of the first and second pairs of legs (holotype); D, claws of the fourth pair of legs (holotype); E, F, details of the egg. Scale bar = 10 μm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E46FFCEFF62AAA51C9CFF56" blockId="9.[151,1436,150,260]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF62AAA51C30FF2B" bold="true" box="[151,274,151,175]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">TABLE 5.</emphasis>
Measurements (in μm) of some structures of the smallest and of the largest measured specimens of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF62AA881C59FF55" box="[151,379,186,209]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E46FFCEFE76AA881C9CFF56" box="[387,446,186,210]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
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<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFDC2AADF1E3FFE80" box="[567,797,237,260]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="perfidus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFDC2AADF1E3FFE80" box="[567,797,237,260]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFCD6AADE1E7AFE80" bold="true" box="[803,856,236,260]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E46FFCEFCD6AADE1E7AFE80" box="[803,856,236,260]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp.n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E46FFCEFDC2AB2A193CFADD" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<table id="7CCDC4437E460038FF62AB2A18BEFADD" box="[151,1436,280,1369]" gridcols="3" gridrows="26" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AB2A18BEFEAB" box="[151,1436,280,303]" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AB2A1E4DFEAB" box="[567,879,280,303]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">smallest specimen (holotype)</th>
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAB2A18BEFEAB" box="[1007,1436,280,303]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">largest specimen</th>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AB7018BEFEDD" box="[151,1436,322,345]" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AB701C9CFEDD" box="[151,446,322,345]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Body length</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AB701E4DFEDD" box="[567,879,322,345]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">350</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAB7018BEFEDD" box="[1007,1436,322,345]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">450</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AB5F18BEFE00" box="[151,1436,365,388]" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AB5F1C9CFE00" box="[151,446,365,388]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Buccal tube length</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AB5F1E4DFE00" box="[567,879,365,388]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">37.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAB5F18BEFE00" box="[1007,1436,365,388]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">48.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62ABAA18BEFE2B" box="[151,1436,408,431]" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62ABAA1C9CFE2B" box="[151,446,408,431]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Buccal tube external width</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2ABAA1E4DFE2B" box="[567,879,408,431]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">6.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AABAA18BEFE2B" box="[1007,1436,408,431]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">10.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62ABF018BEFE5D" box="[151,1436,450,473]" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62ABF01C9CFE5D" box="[151,446,450,473]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2ABF01E4DFE5D" box="[567,879,450,473]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">16.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AABF018BEFE5D" box="[1007,1436,450,473]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">21.3</td>
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<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62ABDF18BEFD80" box="[151,1436,493,516]" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62ABDF1C9CFD80" box="[151,446,493,516]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
Stylet supports 
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFEB1ABDF1C7BFD80" box="[324,345,493,516]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2ABDF1E4DFD80" box="[567,879,493,516]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">75.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AABDF18BEFD80" box="[1007,1436,493,516]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">73.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A82A18BEFDAB" box="[151,1436,536,559]" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A82A1C9CFDAB" box="[151,446,536,559]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Placoid row</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A82A1E4DFDAB" box="[567,879,536,559]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">19.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA82A18BEFDAB" box="[1007,1436,536,559]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">32.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A87018BEFDDD" box="[151,1436,578,601]" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A8701C9CFDDD" box="[151,446,578,601]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A8701E4DFDDD" box="[567,879,578,601]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">50.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA87018BEFDDD" box="[1007,1436,578,601]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">66.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A85F18BEFD00" box="[151,1436,621,644]" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A85F1C9CFD00" box="[151,446,621,644]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Macroplacoid row</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A85F1E4DFD00" box="[567,879,621,644]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">14.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA85F18BEFD00" box="[1007,1436,621,644]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">25.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A8AA18BEFD2B" box="[151,1436,664,687]" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A8AA1C9CFD2B" box="[151,446,664,687]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A8AA1E4DFD2B" box="[567,879,664,687]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">39.1</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA8AA18BEFD2B" box="[1007,1436,664,687]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">51.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A8F018BEFD5D" box="[151,1436,706,729]" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A8F01C9CFD5D" box="[151,446,706,729]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">First macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A8F01E4DFD5D" box="[567,879,706,729]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">5.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA8F018BEFD5D" box="[1007,1436,706,729]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">8.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A8DF18BEFC80" box="[151,1436,749,772]" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A8DF1C9CFC80" box="[151,446,749,772]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A8DF1E4DFC80" box="[567,879,749,772]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">13.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA8DF18BEFC80" box="[1007,1436,749,772]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">17.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A92A18BEFCAB" box="[151,1436,792,815]" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A92A1C9CFCAB" box="[151,446,792,815]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Second macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A92A1E4DFCAB" box="[567,879,792,815]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">3.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA92A18BEFCAB" box="[1007,1436,792,815]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">7.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A97018BEFCDD" box="[151,1436,834,857]" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A9701C9CFCDD" box="[151,446,834,857]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A9701E4DFCDD" box="[567,879,834,857]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">9.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA97018BEFCDD" box="[1007,1436,834,857]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">14.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A95F18BEFC00" box="[151,1436,877,900]" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A95F1C9CFC00" box="[151,446,877,900]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Third macroplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A95F1E4DFC00" box="[567,879,877,900]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">4.7</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA95F18BEFC00" box="[1007,1436,877,900]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">7.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A9AA18BEFC2B" box="[151,1436,920,943]" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A9AA1C9CFC2B" box="[151,446,920,943]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A9AA1E4DFC2B" box="[567,879,920,943]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">12.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA9AA18BEFC2B" box="[1007,1436,920,943]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">12.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A9F018BEFC5D" box="[151,1436,962,985]" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A9F01C9CFC5D" box="[151,446,962,985]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Microplacoid</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A9F01E4DFC5D" box="[567,879,962,985]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">4.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA9F018BEFC5D" box="[1007,1436,962,985]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62A9DF18BEFB80" box="[151,1436,1005,1028]" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62A9DF1C9CFB80" box="[151,446,1005,1028]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2A9DF1E4DFB80" box="[567,879,1005,1028]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">11.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AA9DF18BEFB80" box="[1007,1436,1005,1028]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">12.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AE2A18BEFBAB" box="[151,1436,1048,1071]" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AE2A1C9CFBAB" box="[151,446,1048,1071]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Internal claws II, III</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AE2A1E4DFBAB" box="[567,879,1048,1071]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">11.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAE2A18BEFBAB" box="[1007,1436,1048,1071]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">16.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AE7018BEFBDD" box="[151,1436,1090,1113]" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AE701C9CFBDD" box="[151,446,1090,1113]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AE701E4DFBDD" box="[567,879,1090,1113]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">29.3</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAE7018BEFBDD" box="[1007,1436,1090,1113]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">33.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AE5F18BEFB00" box="[151,1436,1133,1156]" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AE5F1C9CFB00" box="[151,446,1133,1156]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">External claws II, III</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AE5F1E4DFB00" box="[567,879,1133,1156]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">11.6</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAE5F18BEFB00" box="[1007,1436,1133,1156]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">16.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AEAA18BEFB2B" box="[151,1436,1176,1199]" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AEAA1C9CFB2B" box="[151,446,1176,1199]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AEAA1E4DFB2B" box="[567,879,1176,1199]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">30.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAEAA18BEFB2B" box="[1007,1436,1176,1199]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">34.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AEF018BEFB5D" box="[151,1436,1218,1241]" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AEF01C9CFB5D" box="[151,446,1218,1241]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Anterior claws IV</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AEF01E4DFB5D" box="[567,879,1218,1241]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">12.0</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAEF018BEFB5D" box="[1007,1436,1218,1241]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">16.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AEDF18BEFA80" box="[151,1436,1261,1284]" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AEDF1C9CFA80" box="[151,446,1261,1284]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AEDF1E4DFA80" box="[567,879,1261,1284]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">31.9</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAEDF18BEFA80" box="[1007,1436,1261,1284]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">35.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AF2A18BEFAAB" box="[151,1436,1304,1327]" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AF2A1C9CFAAB" box="[151,446,1304,1327]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Posterior claws IV</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AF2A1E4DFAAB" box="[567,879,1304,1327]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">12.2</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAF2A18BEFAAB" box="[1007,1436,1304,1327]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">17.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="B0FD34A17E460038FF62AF7018BEFADD" box="[151,1436,1346,1369]" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<th id="F32C5DDD7E460038FF62AF701C9CFADD" box="[151,446,1346,1369]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</th>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FDC2AF701E4DFADD" box="[567,879,1346,1369]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">32.5</td>
<td id="F32C5DDD7E460038FC1AAF7018BEFADD" box="[1007,1436,1346,1369]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">35.6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="46D765687E46FFCCFF30AF911E16FDB0" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="12" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="description">
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E46FFCEFF30AF911E13F977" blockId="9.[151,1437,1443,1934]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF30AF911CFEFA39" bold="true" box="[197,476,1443,1469]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Differential diagnosis:</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFE11AF961FC3FA39" box="[484,737,1444,1469]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="perfidus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFE11AF961FC3FA39" box="[484,737,1444,1469]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFD1CAF911E0EFA39" bold="true" box="[745,812,1443,1469]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E46FFCEFD1CAF911E0EFA39" box="[745,812,1443,1469]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is similar to some species of the 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFB4CAF96186DFA39" box="[1209,1359,1444,1469]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="harmsworthi">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFB4CAF96186DFA39" box="[1209,1359,1444,1469]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">harmsworthi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group but, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFF39AFF91C9EFA60" box="[204,444,1483,1508]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="pseudocoronatus">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF39AFF91C9EFA60" box="[204,444,1483,1508]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. pseudocoronatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
excluded, it differs from them in having small cuticular tubercles. Considering that tubercles may be almost invisible, we think it opportune to stress here other differences from the species that may appear more similar to the new species. We take here into consideration only the species of the group that are colorless, with eye spots, with a ring of triangular teeth into the posterior portion of the buccal cavity, with claws not particularly long (
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFE17AC571CDBF9FA" box="[482,505,1637,1662]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">pt</emphasis>
up to 35), and that have non-areolated eggs with large conical processes with a reticular design, with a ring of basal dots, and with dotted egg shell. These characters considered, the species of the 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFF13AC811CA3F948" box="[230,385,1715,1740]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="harmsworthi">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF13AC811CA3F948" box="[230,385,1715,1740]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">harmsworthi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
group more similar to 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFD69AC811E80F948" box="[668,930,1715,1740]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="perfidus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFD69AC811E80F948" box="[668,930,1715,1740]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFC5FAC801ECDF948" bold="true" box="[938,1007,1714,1740]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E46FFCEFC5FAC801ECDF948" box="[938,1007,1714,1740]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">sp. n.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
are 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFBD0AC8119E4F948" box="[1061,1222,1715,1740]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="coronatus">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFBD0AC8119E4F948" box="[1061,1222,1715,1740]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. coronatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFB22AC81184EF948" box="[1239,1388,1715,1740]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Minibiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="simulans">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFB22AC81184EF948" box="[1239,1388,1715,1740]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. simulans</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFA89AC811DCEF976" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Minibiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="patiens">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFA89AC811DCEF976" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. patiens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFF0FACEB1C56F976" box="[250,372,1753,1778]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="rigidus">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF0FACEB1C56F976" box="[250,372,1753,1778]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. rigidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and particularly 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFDC9ACEB1E08F976" box="[572,810,1753,1778]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="pseudocoronatus">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFDC9ACEB1E08F976" box="[572,810,1753,1778]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. pseudocoronatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E7236E37E46FFCEFF30AD321CADF80A" blockId="9.[151,1437,1443,1934]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFF30AD321CE4F89D" box="[197,454,1792,1817]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="perfidus" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFF30AD321CE4F89D" box="[197,454,1792,1817]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="278A578A7E46FFCEFE3AACCD1F36F89E" box="[463,532,1791,1818]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" rank="species">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFE3AACCD1F2EF89D" bold="true" box="[463,524,1791,1817]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">sp. n</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
differs from 
<taxonomicName id="C9CD4D607E46FFCEFD41AD321E56F89D" box="[692,884,1792,1817]" class="Eutardigrada" family="Macrobiotidae" genus="Macrobiotus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Parachela" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Tardigrada" rank="species" species="harmsworthi">
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E46FFCEFD41AD321E56F89D" box="[692,884,1792,1817]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">M. harmsworthi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a cuticle with very small tubercles; slightly longer microplacoid (
<tableCitation id="434F03587E46FFCEFE0FAD141F75F8C4" box="[506,599,1830,1856]" captionStart="TABLE 6" captionStartId="10.[151,240,151,175]" captionText="TABLE 6. Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of Macrobiotus perfidus sp. n., M. harmsworthi, M. coronatus, M. simulans, M. patiens and M. rigidus and M. pseudocoronatus." pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Table 6</tableCitation>
); and in some characters of the eggs: the processes have a longer and thinner terminal portion and a more visible basal ring of dots; also the egg shell granulation is more visible (
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E, F and 4A).
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFF62AAA51C28FF2B" bold="true" box="[151,266,151,175]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">TABLE 6.</emphasis>
Measurements (in µm) of some structures in specimens of 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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and 
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and 
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.
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pt 16.2 16.7–20.7 11.5–15.8 17.5–29.1 17.9–21.1 14.3–17.7 18.4–17.5 Stylet supp. 
<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFEE0ABE01C0AFE63" box="[277,296,466,487]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">pt</emphasis>
75.9 75.1–77.9 74.6–75.9 77.6–79.4 77.4–79.1 76.0–77.7 75.6–76.0 Placoid row 19.0 19.3–35.7 13.9–22.5 17.1–23.1 18.1–28.5 16.0–28.0 24.7–35.0 pt 50.5 53.3–65.4 49.1–59.7 55.1–62.8 55.1–62.5 48.1–60.3 60.0–65.1 Macroplac. row 14.5 15.9–30.0 10.7–19.2 13.2–18.6 14.1–21.9 13.1–22.8 19.5–28.2 pt 38.6 42.1–54.9 39.8–50.9 43.2–50.0 42.7–48.9 39.3–49.1 47.3–52.4 1st plac. 4.9 5.2–11.1 3.5–6.1 4.4–6.6 4.5–7.3 4.2–7.3 6.2–8.5 pt 13.0 14.3–20.3 13.0–16.2 13.8–17.2 13.8–16.5 12.6–15.7 15.0–15.8 2nd plac. 3.9 4.2–7.9 2.9–5.2 3.7–5.1 3.9–6.3 3.6–5.3 4.8–7.3 pt 10.4 10.3–14.5 10.6–13.8 11.2–13.4 11.9–13.8 10.8–11.4 11.7–13.6 3rd plac. 4.4 5.1–9.6 3.3–5.8 4.0–6.2 4.2–6.8 3.8–6.0 6.2–9.9 pt 11 13.4–17.6 11.1–15.4 13.1–16.1 12.5–14.6 11.4–12.9 15.0–18.4 Microplac. 4.7 3.4–4.7 2.7–3.9 3.1–4.4 3.7–6.1 2.9–4.2 4.7–6.2 pt 10.9 8.0–9.7 9.4–10.6 9.8–12.0 10.4–12.9 8.7–9.0 11.4–11.5 Int. claws II, III 11.0 7.3–12.7 10.5 7.8 7.5–11.0 10.3 9.8–13.2 pt 29.3 20.3–22.2 27.8 20.8 22.7–23.4 22.2 23.8–24.5 Ext. claws II, III 11.6 7.5–14.0 10.9 8.4 7.4–11.2 10.9 10.2–13.6 pt 30.9 20.9–24.5 28.9 22.4 22.4–24.3 23.5 24.8–25.3 Ant. claw IV 12.0 10.1–17.4 7.8–11.5 7.9–10.4 9.8–13.2 7.3–13.4 10.9–14.2 pt 31.9 28.1–30.5 27.3–30.5 21.6–24.9 26.5–31.3 21.9–28.9 26.5–26.4 Post. claw IV 12.2 10.9–18.1 8.2–12.3 8.6–11.5 10.1–14.6 7.6–14.2 11.4–16.0 pt 32.5 29.0–33.2 30.6–32.6 23.5–27.6 27.0–33.0 22.8–30.6 27.7–29.7 It differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFE80AF651F30FAF4" box="[373,530,1367,1392]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. coronatus</emphasis>
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in having a cuticle with very small tubercles; in lacking an anterior band of teeth and in having a posterior ring of triangular teeth in the buccal cavity less developed and without supplementary teeth; slightly wider buccal tube (
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); slightly longer microplacoid (
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) and in some characters of the eggs: they are slightly larger with larger processes (
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E, F and 4B and 
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).
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFF30AFDE1CE1F981" box="[197,451,1516,1541]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFE3EAFDE1F24F982" bold="true" box="[459,518,1516,1542]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">sp. n</emphasis>
.
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFD59AFDE1E1FF981" box="[684,829,1516,1541]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. simulans</emphasis>
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in having a cuticle with small tubercles; in lacking an anterior band of teeth and in having a posterior ring of triangular teeth in the buccal cavity less developed; narrower buccal tube, slightly shorter macroplacoids (
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), claws slightly longer and more slender in shape (
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C, D and 4C, D), and in some characters of the egg: the processes are slightly longer (
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), the ring of basal projections and the shell granulation more visible (
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E, F and 4E).
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It differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFE89AC951CDFF944" box="[380,509,1703,1728]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. patiens</emphasis>
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in having a cuticle with very small tubercles; in having eyes; in lacking an anterior band of teeth and in having a posterior ring of triangular teeth in the buccal cavity less developed; slightly shorter and narrower buccal tube (
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), stylet supports inserted on the buccal tube in a slightly more cephalic position (
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), shorter macroplacoids, and in some characters of the eggs: thin, terminal portion of the processes longer; shell granulation more visible (
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E, F and 5A).
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFF30AD501CF2F8FF" box="[197,464,1890,1915]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFD82AD501FD3F8FF" box="[631,753,1890,1915]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. arguei</emphasis>
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in having a different cuticular ornamentation: the new species has many very small cuticular tubercles over all the body, while 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFC0EADB5194DF824" box="[1019,1135,1927,1952]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. arguei</emphasis>
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has only some scattered, larger, caudal tubercles; in addition the eggs of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFD4BAD9E1E67F841" box="[702,837,1964,1989]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. perfidus</emphasis>
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have a clear visible ring of dots around the basis of the processes absent in the eggs of 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E45FFCDFDC7ADE01F87F86F" box="[562,677,2002,2027]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">M. arguei</emphasis>
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.
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E44FFCCFF30AAAA1CC1FEC8" blockId="11.[151,1436,152,564]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
The new species differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E44FFCCFDD5AAAA1FB8FF35" box="[544,666,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">M. rigidus</emphasis>
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in having a cuticle with very small tubercles, in having eye spots, in lacking an anterior band of teeth and in having a posterior ring of triangular teeth in the buccal cavity less developed and without supplementary teeth, longer microplacoid (
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) and in some characters of the eggs: the thin, terminal portions of the processes are flexible, the basal projections and the shell granulations more visible (
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E, F and 5B).
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<paragraph id="0E7236E37E44FFCCFF30AB6B1E16FDB0" blockId="11.[151,1436,152,564]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E44FFCCFF30AB6B1CE6FEF6" box="[197,452,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Macrobiotus perfidus</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E44FFCCFE39AB6A1F2DFEF6" bold="true" box="[460,527,344,370]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
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differs from 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E44FFCCFD5BAB6B1EBDFEF6" box="[686,927,345,370]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">M. pseudocoronatus</emphasis>
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in lacking an anterior band of teeth and in having a posterior ring of triangular teeth in the buccal cavity less developed; slightly shorter macroplacoids (
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); slightly longer and more slender claws (
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; 
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C, D and 5C, D), and in characters of the egg: the processes have a thin, flexible, undivided, terminal portion almost as long as the conical basal portion while in 
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<emphasis id="3CB9EAF17E44FFCCFF0AABC61CD2FD89" box="[255,496,500,525]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">M. pseudocoronatus</emphasis>
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the distal portion is shorter than the conical basal portion and often subdivided into two or more terminal filaments (
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E, F and 5E).
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