Scaberiloricus samba, Sørensen & Herranz & Garraffoni & Kristensen, 2023

Sørensen, Martin V., Herranz, Maria, Garraffoni, Ricardo C. Neves André R. S. & Kristensen, Reinhardt M., 2023, A new Loriciferan, Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., links the Higgins larva and the aberrant Shira larva, Organisms Diversity & Evolution (New York, N. Y.) 23 (4), pp. 787-809 : 790

Scaberiloricus samba sp. nov.

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Fig. 3 Diagram of larval mouth cone and introvert in Scaber- iloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., showing distribution of scalids

Fig. 4 Light micrographs showing focus series from dorsal to ventral through holotypic, early instar Higgins larva of Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., NHMD-1184551, before mounting for SEM. Scale in A applies to all images. A Overview, focused on dorsal cuticle. B Overview, focused internally in larva, and on posterolateral setae. C.

Fig.5 Scanning electron micrographs showing head morphology details of holotypic, early instar Higgins larva of Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., NHMD-1184551. A Mouth cone, lateral view. B Head, frontal view, dorsal is left. C Detail showing clavoscalids of introvert Row 1. D–I Rotating series showing introvert morphol-

Fig. 6 Scanning electron micrographs showing overviews and details of holotypic, early instar Higgins larva of Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., NHMD-1184551. A Dorsal overview. B Left side lateral overview. C Ventral overview. D Lorica, dorsocaudal view. E Lorica, caudal view, dorsal is up. F Posterior part of lorica, ventral view.

Fig. 7 Light micrographs showing overviews and details of intermediate instar Higgins larva of Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., containing next larval instar, NHMD-1184552. A Overview, focused on dorsal cuticle. B Overview, focused internally in larva, on subsequent larval instar. C Head, dorsal view. D Head, focused internally. E Posterior part of lorica, focused on posterodorsal seta. F Posterior part of lorica, focused on posterolateral seta. G Posterior part of