Milnesium guanyinensis sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Apochela) from Yunnan, China Author Yuan, Zhimin College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710100, P. R. China. Author Liu, Qiuju 0000-0002-3309-0685 College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710100, P. R. China. & liuqj 1126 @ 126. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3309 - 0685 Author Wang, Yan 0000-0002-3990-4985 College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710100, P. R. China. & 1957511977 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3990 - 4985 1957511977@qq.com Author Liu, Lijie 0000-0002-6223-5994 College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710100, P. R. China. & liulijie 0803 @ 163. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 6223 - 5994 Author Chen, Yan 0000-0001-9112-1278 College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710100, P. R. China. & 827949195 @ qq. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 9112 - 1278 827949195@qq.com Author Li, Xiaochen 0000-0001-7859-4564 College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, 710100, P. R. China. & xiaochen @ snnu. edu. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7859 - 4564 xiaochen@snnu.edu.cn text Zootaxa 2023 2023-03-02 5249 3 378 392 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5249.3.4 journal article 53251 10.11646/zootaxa.5249.3.4 26efc1b6-1832-4671-b5a5-c1d10f2b3da1 1175-5326 7691105 A20B0FA1-0BA8-4BB9-B166-7FE56991ECB9

TABLE 1. Measurements and pt values of selected morphological structures of 10 juveniles and adults of Milnesium guanyinensis sp. nov. All available specimens were measured.

CHARACTER	N	RANGE µm				pt		MEAN µm pt		SD µm pt
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Body length	10	443	–	647	1451	–	1756	548	1594	94	136
Peribuccal papillae length	10	5.7	–	7.0	17.3	–	20.0	6.4	18.7	0.4	0.7
Lateral papillae length	10	4.6	–	6.7	15.1	–	17.7	5.8	16.8	0.6	0.9
Buccal tube
Length	10	30.4	–	38.0		–		34.2	–	3.1	–
Stylet support insertion point	10	20.1	–	25.6	65.5	–	69.3	22.8	66.8	2.1	1.2
Anterior width	10	11.8	–	15.8	38.3	–	42.3	13.8	40.1	1.7	1.5
Standard width	10	11.7	–	15.6	37.5	–	41.5	13.5	39.3	1.7	1.7
Posterior width	10	10.7	–	15.2	35.2	–	40.5	13.0	38.0	1.7	1.9
Posterior/anterior width ratio	10	91%	–	99%		–		95%	–	3%	–
Claw 1 heights
External primary branch	10	12.1	–	15.8	39.8	–	42.6	14.1	41.1	1.5	1.0
External base + secondary branch	10	11.2	–	15.0	36.2	–	40.1	12.9	37.7	1.6	1.5
External branches length ratio	10	88%	–	97%		–		92%	–	3%	–
Internal primary branch	10	12.4	–	15.7	38.9	–	47.8	14.3	42.0	1.1	2.5
Internal base + secondary branch	10	10.4	–	15.0	34.2	–	43.0	13.1	38.2	1.8	2.8
Internal spur	10	3.0	–	5.0	8.2	–	13.9	3.9	11.2	1.0	2.1
Internal branches length ratio	10	82%	–	99%		–		91%	–	6%	–
Claw 2 heights
External primary branch	10	12.9	–	16.6	41.9	–	45.2	14.7	43.0	1.6	1.1
External base + secondary branch	10	10.8	–	15.8	35.5	–	42.2	13.5	39.4	1.7	2.2
External branches length ratio	8	88%	–	98%		–		92%	–	4%	–
Internal primary branch	10	12.6	–	17.4	41.4	–	46.5	15.0	43.8	1.5	1.6
Internal base + secondary branch	9	10.2	–	14.8	33.2	–	39.5	12.4	36.5	1.7	2.8
Internal spur	8	2.9	–	5.2	9.2	–	13.9	3.8	10.9	1.0	1.8
Internal branches length ratio	9	78%	–	91%		–		83%	–	4%	–
Claw 3 heights
External primary branch	10	12.6	–	17.5	41.4	–	46.6	15.3	44.8	1.6	1.5
External base + secondary branch	10	11.1	–	15.8	36.5	–	42.2	13.3	38.8	1.7	2.2
External branches length ratio	10	80%	–	98%		–		87%	–	5%	–
Internal primary branch	10	12.8	–	16.9	41.3	–	46.5	14.8	43.4	1.6	1.6
Internal base + secondary branch	10	10.8	–	16.2	34.8	–	43.2	12.9	37.7	1.9	3.0
Internal spur	8	3.9	–	5.8	12.6	–	15.5	4.7	13.5	0.7	1.0
Internal branches length ratio	10	82%	–	96%		–		87%	–	5%	–
Claw 4 heights
Anterior primary branch	10	14.9	–	20.0	48.4	–	54.0	17.4	50.7	2.3	2.3
Anterior base + secondary branch	10	11.6	–	17.6	38.2	–	46.3	14.5	42.4	2.0	2.4
Anterior branches length ratio	10	76%	–	88%		–		84%	–	4%	–
Posterior primary branch	10	16.3	–	20.5	51.7	–	57.1	18.4	53.7	2.0	1.6
Posterior base + secondary branch	10	13.6	–	17.6	43.0	–	46.3	15.4	45.0	1.6	1.0
Posterior spur	9	3.2	–	5.6	10.1	–	15.0	4.1	12.1	0.9	1.8
Posterior branches length ratio	10	80%	–	87%		–		84%	–	2%	–