Thecloxurina loxurina (Felder and Felder, 1865)
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930500140629 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5220016 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4CD19-FF8D-0D1B-FDC1-FB327AD9FB3A |
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Felipe |
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Thecloxurina loxurina |
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( Figures 1D View Figure 1 , 5 View Figure 5 )
The dorsal colour is iridescent Lyons Blue ( Figure 1D View Figure 1 ). The scales are tile- or shovelshaped with slight anterior dentation ( Figure 5A View Figure 5 ) or are not dentate ( Figure 5B View Figure 5 ). The dentate tile-shaped scales are long with a length/width ratio of 3/1 (150/ 50 mm); the shovelshaped scales are wider with a length/width ratio of 5/3 (100/ 60 mm). The non-dentate scales are intermediate with a length/width ratio of 2/1 (120/ 60 mm). The slightly toothed scales possess moderate longitudinal ridges with flutes. They merge with curved cross ribs with rectangular shaped microcells. The space between the cross ribs is approximately 0.5 mm, but slightly irregular. The microcells are widely open, nanostructured material fragments and the trabeculae, plus the reverse surface of the scale, can be clearly seen ( Figure 5C View Figure 5 ). There are identically microstructured scales with pepper-pot nanostructures ( Figure 5D View Figure 5 ). The square-ended and non-dentate scales possess high longitudinal ridges with very closely set v-shaped cross ribs ( Figure 5E View Figure 5 ). They form rectangular, but very narrow and almost completely closed, microcells. The spaces between the cross ribs are less than 0.3 mm wide; their sequence is regular. The microcells have a single circular nanostructure opening below their base. Pepper-pot nanostructures can be seen beneath the openings ( Figure 5F View Figure 5 ).
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