Two new species of the Macrobiotus hufelandi complex (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Australia and India, with notes on their phylogenetic position
Author
Coughlan, Kyle
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Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30 - 387 Kraków, Poland.
kyle.coughlan@doctoral.uj.edu.pl
Author
Stec, Daniel
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Institute of Zoology and Biomedical Research, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30 - 387 Kraków, Poland.
daniel_stec@interia.eu
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European Journal of Taxonomy
2019
2019-10-31
573
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10.5852/ejt.2019.573
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2118-9773
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Table 2. Measurements (in μm) and pt values of selected morphological structures of the holotype and paratypes of Macrobiotus noongaris sp. nov. mounted in Hoyer’s medium (N = number of specimens/ structures measured; Range = the smallest and the largest structure among all measured specimens; SD = standard deviation).| Character | N | Range µm pt | Mean µm pt | SD µm pt | Holotype µm pt |
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| Body length | 30 | 333–557 | 1039 – 1332 | 461 | 1201 | 56 | 71 | 443 | 1205 |
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| Buccopharyngeal tube | | | | | | | | | |
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| Buccal tube length | 30 | 31.8–43.5 | | 38.3 | – | 3.4 | – | 36.8 | – |
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| Stylet support insertion point | 30 | 24.7–34.6 | 76.7–81.6 | 30.2 | 78.7 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 78.3 |
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| Buccal tube external width | 30 | 4.4–7.4 | 13.8–17.9 | 5.9 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 15.4 |
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| Buccal tube internal width | 30 | 2.9–5.0 | 8.0–11.9 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 10.1 |
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| Ventral lamina length | 30 | 19.4–27.8 | 55.4–70.2 | 23.4 | 61.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 22.0 | 59.7 |
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| Placoid lengths |
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| Macroplacoid 1 | 30 | 8.0–12.7 | 24.5–3.6 | 10.6 | 27.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 10.5 | 28.5 |
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| Macroplacoid 2 | 30 | 5.2–8.8 | 15.0–21.0 | 7.0 | 18.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 16.5 |
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| Microplacoid | 30 | 2.0–4.2 | 6.2–9.7 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 7.9 |
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| Macroplacoid row | 30 | 13.9–22.7 | 41.9–57.7 | 18.4 | 47.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 17.1 | 46.5 |
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| Placoid row | 30 | 16.4–26.1 | 51.3–63.7 | 22.1 | 57.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 21.2 | 57.6 |
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| Claw 1 heights | | | | | | | | | |
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| External primary branch | 30 | 7.5–10.9 | 20.8–28.7 | 9.6 | 25.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 28.3 |
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| External secondary branch | 30 | 5.5–9.4 | 14.8–24.3 | 7.5 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 22.9 |
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| Internal primary branch | 30 | 6.7–10.2 | 19.2–29.6 | 9.0 | 23.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 24.9 |
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| Internal secondary branch | 30 | 5.4–8.2 | 16.6–22.1 | 7.3 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 21.1 |
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| Claw 2 heights | | | | | | | | | |
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| External primary branch | 30 | 8.5–12.1 | 22.9–32.9 | 10.5 | 27.6 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 12.1 | 32.9 |
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| External secondary branch | 30 | 6.1–9.9 | 16.6–26.5 | 8.4 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 9.1 | 24.7 |
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| Internal primary branch | 30 | 7.9–10.3 | 20.9–29.3 | 9.5 | 24.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 25.6 |
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| Internal secondary branch | 30 | 6.5–8.8 | 16.4–24.9 | 7.7 | 20.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 23.9 |
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| Claw 3 heights | | | | | | | | | |
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| External primary branch | 30 | 8.8–11.9 | 23.6–32.7 | 10.5 | 27.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 30.6 |
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| External secondary branch | 30 | 6.1–9.7 | 17.9–25.8 | 8.3 | 21.8 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 24.2 |
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| Internal primary branch | 30 | 7.4–10.7 | 22.4–29.6 | 9.5 | 24.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 9.5 | 25.8 |
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| Internal secondary branch | 30 | 5.5–9.3 | 16.6–25.2 | 7.5 | 19.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 25.2 |
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| Claw 4 lengths | | | | | | | | | |
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| Anterior primary branch | 30 | 8.2–12.3 | 22.7–32.2 | 10.5 | 27.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 32.2 |
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| Anterior secondary branch | 30 | 5.4–9.7 | 15.7–25.1 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 25.1 |
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| Posterior primary branch | 30 | 8.6–12.0 | 23.1–32.7 | 10.5 | 27.5 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 30.3 |
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| Posterior secondary branch | 30 | 5.6–9.5 | 16.3–26.5 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 8.9 | 24.1 |
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