Macrobiotus

Tumanov, Denis V., 2005, Notes on the Tardigrada of Thailand, with a description of Macrobiotus alekseevi sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae), Zootaxa 999, pp. 1-16 : 11

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.171402
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5619019
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scientific name	Macrobiotus
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Macrobiotus View in CoL sp. ( Figs. 45, 46 View FIGURES 42 – 49 )

Sample 2 (6 specimens).

In having two macroplacoids and microplacoid, claws of hufelandi type and single long dorsal crest in the caudal portion of the buccal cavity this species is similar to some species of the hufelandi group of Macrobiotus species, but the exact taxonomic identification of this species could not be stated in the absence of eggs.

Figures

FIGURES 42 – 49. Calcarobiotus filmeri. 42 — claws of the I pair of legs, 43 — general appearance of the eggs, 44 — part of the egg surface. Macrobiotus sp. 45 — buccopharyngeal apparatus, dorsal, 46 — claws of the I pair of legs. Diphascon sp. 47 — cephalic part of the body. Doryphoribius sp. 48 — buccopharyngeal apparatus, 49 — claws of the IV pair of legs (phase contrast).