Minibiotus Schuster et al.

Claxton, Sandra K., 1998, A revision of the genus Minibiotus (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 50 (2), pp. 125-160 : 126

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1276
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4658322
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scientific name	Minibiotus Schuster et al.
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Genus Minibiotus Schuster et al. View in CoL

Minibiotus Schuster, Nelson, Grigarick & Christenberry, 1980: 294 View in CoL .

Type species. Macrobiotus intermedius Plate, 1889: 535 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Macrobiotidae with ten peribuccal papulae, no peribuccal lamellae. Antero-ventral mouth; teeth in oral cavity absent or strongly reduced. Buccal tube short, rigid; narrow (12% or less ofbuccal tube length); wall thickened below point of insertion of stylet supports; stylet supports inserted at 73% or less of buccal tube length; ventral support short (62% or less of buccal tube length) and macroplacoid row length 42% or less ofbuccal tube length. Keys to species of Minibiotus