Integrative description of Paramacrobiotus bengalensis sp. nov. (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae), a new limno-terrestrial tardigrade species from the state of West Bengal, India Author Basu, Subhrangshu E6A6FDBB-35EB-43C0-A6EA-31F844C208C2 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. basu.subhrangshu@gmail.com Author Babu, Rahul 09492275-57DA-400D-8AE7-C6C79CBFB8E6 Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. rahbab.96@gmail.com Author Siddique, Alfisa 9408694F-28F9-4602-8A34-C17F26FCB86C Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. & Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata- 700019, India. alfisas44@gmail.com Author Purushothaman, Jasmine 38557FDF-75FB-45DE-BDAC-93CC67FD4A1E Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipore, Kolkata- 700053, India. jasbose@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2023 2023-08-23 890 1 23 48 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.890.2249 journal article 264135 10.5852/ejt.2023.890.2249 ac580fbe-29ad-48a2-b7fc-fbd07b64a56e 2118-9773 8284346 0DDE9C27-6BB0-411B-BE96-9BC5DC282202

Table 4. Measurements (in µm) of selected morphological structures of eggs of Paramacrobiotus bengalensis sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium. Abbreviations: N = number of eggs/structures measured; range refers to the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD = standard deviation.

Character	N	Range	Mean	SD
Egg bare diameter	5	64.6 – 73.6	68.8	4.0
Egg full diameter	5	87.3– 98.5	92.6	4.6
Process height	15	12.4– 14.7	13.3	0.8
Process base width	15	9.1– 11.1	9.9	0.7
Process base/height ratio	15	70%– 78%	75%	2%
Cap Like structure width	15	5.3– 7.2	6.1	0.6
Inter-process distance	15	5.3– 6.7	6.1	0.4
Number of processes on the egg circumference	5	12– 14	13.2	0.8