identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
6C3C3173D059E036FF0E5875FC044BEC.text	6C3C3173D059E036FF0E5875FC044BEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus subintermedius Ramazzotti 1962	<div><p>Macrobiotus subintermedius Ramazzotti, 1962</p><p>(Figs. 1–4; Table 1)</p><p>In the original description of the species (Ramazzotti 1962), the peribuccal lamellae were not cited and they were not visible in the syntype. The characters 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 are visible in the syntype. In the specimen examined (lateral position), the stylet support insertion point has a pt = 60.1 (character 5), the ventral lamina a pt = 48.0 (character 6) and the macroplacoid row a pt = 31.9 (character 7).</p><p>On dorsal and ventral cuticle, scarce and small pores of circular or elliptical shapes are present (not cited in the original description) and seemingly not organized in bands (Figs. 2, 3). The presence or absence of granulation on the legs is not detectable. The egg processes, other than regularly conical (as originally described), can have conical base surmounted by a thin spike (Fig. 4).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D059E036FF0E5875FC044BEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05AE035FF0E5B2EFE3E4A42.text	6C3C3173D05AE035FF0E5B2EFE3E4A42.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus lazzaroi Maucci 1986	<div><p>Macrobiotus lazzaroi Maucci, 1986</p><p>(=  Macrobiotus spallanzanii Maucci, 1973: another species was previously named  M. spallanzanii and described by Perty in 1835)</p><p>(Figs. 9–12; Table 1)</p><p>Maucci (1973, 1986) referred to the presence of small peribuccal lamellae. However, their presence or the presence of papulae could not be confirmed in the type material. The characters 1, 9 and 10 are present according to Maucci (1973). In the holotype (ventral position), the level of stylet support insertion has a pt = 65.6 (character 5), the ventral lamina a pt = 56.3 (character 6) and the macroplacoid row a pt = 40.6 (character 7). In general, the shape of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus does not resemble that seen in the species described above, the buccal tube being wider and its double curvature apparently absent.</p><p>Granulation on legs is absent.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05AE035FF0E5B2EFE3E4A42	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05AE035FF0E5DB7FCDE48D2.text	6C3C3173D05AE035FF0E5DB7FCDE48D2.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus pustulatus Ramazzotti 1959	<div><p>Macrobiotus pustulatus Ramazzotti, 1959</p><p>(Figs. 5–8; Table 1)</p><p>The peribuccal lamellae were not cited in the original description of the species (Ramazzotti 1959). The two types examined are not well preserved and it is not possible to determine the presence either of peribuccal lamellae or papulae. The characters 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 were visible in both specimens. In the holotype (ventral position), the stylet support insertion point has a pt = 65.5 (character 5), the ventral lamina a pt = 51.7 (character 6) and the macroplacoid row a pt = 34.5 (character 7).</p><p>The species has large claws with very evident accessory points in the main branch (Fig. 6). The presence or absence of granulation on the legs is not detectable.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05AE035FF0E5DB7FCDE48D2	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05AE034FF0E58BEFCED4CE4.text	6C3C3173D05AE034FF0E58BEFCED4CE4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus spertii Ramazzotti 1957	<div><p>Macrobiotus spertii Ramazzotti, 1957</p><p>(Figs. 13–18; Table 1)</p><p>In the holotype, it was not possible to determine the presence either of peribuccal lamellae or papulae. In the original description it was stated that peribuccal lamellae are not visible (Ramazzotti 1957). In the holotype of this species (ventral position), the level of stylet support insertion has a pt = 68. 8 (character 5), the ventral lamina a pt = 52.2 (character 6) and the macroplacoid row a pt = 48.0 (character 7). The general shape of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus does not resemble that seen in the other species examined above, even though, as with  M. lazzaroi, some morphometric characters correspond to those of  Minibiotus species.</p><p>The species is characterized by very evident accessory points in the main branch of claws (Fig. 15). The granulation on the legs as well as cuticular pores are not detectable. Egg processes are usually uniform in each egg but they can be different among the eggs (Figs. 16–18).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05AE034FF0E58BEFCED4CE4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05BE033FF0E5936FE1F4CE4.text	6C3C3173D05BE033FF0E5936FE1F4CE4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus julietae de Barros 1942	<div><p>Macrobiotus julietae de Barros, 1942</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>The species was originally described as a variety of  Minibiotus intermedius (Plate, 1888), and it was erected to species level by Ramazzotti and Maucci (1983). The original description (de Barros 1942) reported the presence of a narrow buccal tube slightly curved before the pharynx (character 8). Ramazzotti and Maucci (1983) stated that the peribuccal lamellae are absent. The presence of the characters 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 was reported in the original description and/or original drawings (de Barros 1942). The egg processes are similar to those of  M. intermedius .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05BE033FF0E5936FE1F4CE4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5B95FEF94ACC.text	6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5B95FEF94ACC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus acontistus de Barros 1942	<div><p>Macrobiotus acontistus de Barros, 1942</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>In this case too, there is no information on the presence of papulae or lamellae. According to Pilato and Lisi (2006), the type material of this species is lost. The presence of the characters 3, 4, 5, 7, 10 was reported in the original description and/or in the original drawings of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (de Barros 1942). In the drawing of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (fig. 32, p. 381; de Barros 1942) the strengthening bar (ventral lamina) appears to be short (character 6). As pointed out by de Barros (1942), the egg is very similar to that of  M. intermedius . Claxton (1998) and Pilato and Lisi (2006) reported that  M. acontistus almost certainly belongs to  Minibiotus but, as in the case of  M. marcusi and  M. crassidens, the species has not been transferred to that genus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5B95FEF94ACC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5CADFA5F4FEC.text	6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5CADFA5F4FEC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus allani Murray 1913	<div><p>Macrobiotus allani Murray, 1913</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>There is no information on the presence or absence of lamellae. The presence of the characters 3, 5, 7, 9 and 10 was reported in the original drawings of the bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (Pl. VII, fig. 7d, p. 141; Murray 1913).</p><p>Murray (1913) reported that “The species belongs to a small group of which  M. intermedius … is the type. The group contains besides that species,  M. crassidens … and  M. aculeatus …. These species are all very similar, and differ chiefly in their eggs”. It has to be remembered that  M. intermedius is the type species of the genus  Minibiotus and  Macrobiotus aculeatus Murray, 1910 was transferred by Claxton (1998) to  Minibiotus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5CADFA5F4FEC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5A05FAE6495C.text	6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5A05FAE6495C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus crassidens Murray 1907	<div><p>Macrobiotus crassidens Murray, 1907</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>There is no information on the presence of papulae or lamellae. The presence of characters 5, 7, 9 and 10 was reported in the original description and/or in the original drawing (Pl. XVIII, fig. 9a, p. 519; Murray 1907). Murray (1907) also reported that this species “appears to be the African representative of  M. intermedius ”.</p><p>As pointed out by Murray (1913),  M. crassidens “is very close to  M. intermedius …, being mainly distinguished by the broader nuts in the pharynx” and the eggs are very similar to  M. aculeatus . According to Murray (1913),  M. crassidens can be distinguished from  M. allani only by its eggs. Claxton (1998) considered  M. crassidens very similar to  Minibiotus hispidus Claxton, 1998 and probably belonging to  Minibiotus .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5A05FAE6495C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5FD5FD014E54.text	6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5FD5FD014E54.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus granatai Pardi 1941	<div><p>Macrobiotus granatai Pardi, 1941</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>In the original description and figures of the species (Pardi 1941), the absence of peribuccal lamellae, and the presence of the characters 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 was clearly stated. Moreover, Pardi (1941) considered  M. granatai to be closely related to  M. intermedius .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5FD5FD014E54	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5E95FA454D9C.text	6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5E95FA454D9C.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus marcusi de Barros 1942	<div><p>Macrobiotus marcusi de Barros, 1942</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>The original description, including original drawings, reported the absence of cuticular lamellae around the buccal cavity, and the presence of the characters 3, 5, 7, 8 and 10 (de Barros 1942). The egg processes are each enclosed in a hemispheric capsule as in  M. intermedius, but the conical apices of the pillar-like structures protrude through the capsule, as in  Minibiotus pilatus Claxton, 1998 . Moreover, de Barros (1942) reported that the species most similar to  M. marcusi is  Macrobiotus crassidens Murray, 1907 . Claxton (1998) considered  M. marcusi almost certainly belonging to  Minibiotus, but she did not transfer this species to that genus.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5E95FA454D9C	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5925FB864BDC.text	6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5925FB864BDC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Macrobiotus striatus Mihelcic 1949	<div><p>Macrobiotus striatus Mihelčič, 1949</p><p>(Table 1)</p><p>In the original description Mihelčič (1949) reported the presence of characters 3, 7, 9, 10. This species has transverse bands of cuticular pores (pearls) that are present in several  Minibiotus species (e.g.,  Minibiotus poricinctus Claxton, 1998,  Minibiotus keppelensis Claxton, 1998,  Minibiotus gumersindoi Guil &amp; Guidetti, 2005) and a smaller number of  Macrobiotus species (e.g.,  Macrobiotus lazzaroi).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6C3C3173D05DE032FF0E5925FB864BDC	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Guidetti, Roberto;Bertolani, Roberto;Degma, Peter	Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto, Degma, Peter (2007): New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae). Zootaxa 1471 (1): 61-68, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1471.1.6, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1471.1.6
