Macrobiotus ragonesei Binda, Pilato, Moncada, and Napolitano
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Felipe (2021-08-21 02:51:58, last updated by Plazi 2023-11-04 05:25:17) |
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Macrobiotus ragonesei Binda, Pilato, Moncada, and Napolitano |
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Macrobiotus ragonesei Binda, Pilato, Moncada, and Napolitano View in CoL
Material examined
Four specimens were collected from Mount Taibai.
Remarks
My specimens fit the description of this species ( Binda et al. 2001). Colourless. Eyes present. Cuticle smooth with pearls. Pharynx with apophyses and two rod-shaped macroplacoids and microplacoid. First macroplacoid with a central constriction, longer than the second macroplacoid. Claws of hufelandi type. Lunules and cuticular bar present. Eggs with conical processes covered by a reticular sculpture. This species is a new record for China . Its type locality is in Mohanga , Democratic Republic of Congo .
Binda MG, Pilato G, Moncada E, Napolitano A. 2001. Some tardigrades from central Africa with the description of two new species: Macrobiotus ragonesei and M. priviterae (Eutardigrada Macrobiotidae). Tropical Zoology 14: 233 - 242.
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