taxonID	type	description	language	source
D55BC0ADBD38571A8E22E81B8199BE19.taxon	description	Description. Body of medium size, not wide, flattened. Integument transparent, rough. Interior of trunk always coloured mahogany, head and foot lighter in colour. Head trapezoid, wider in posterior part; HL 19.9 – 22.9 % of TL, HW 69.8 - 100 % of HL. Distal rostral lamella wide and flat, with a V-shaped notch in the middle; without sensory bristles. Five U-shaped gaps on each rake. Neck of moderate length and width, significantly narrower than posterior head; NL 12.3 – 16.6 % of TL. Trunk vase-shaped; BW 18.8 – 29.2 % of TL. A large spherical swelling present on each side of anal pseudosegment; RL 13.4 – 14.9 % of TL, RW 84.6 – 127 % of RL. Wide foot of three pseudosegments, short; FL 8.8 – 12.3 % of TL, FW 64.5 – 104.3 % of FL. Spurs short stubs at right angles to foot and united by a narrow ridge. Three stubby toes. No eyespots. Trophi, 11 – 14 μm long and 6 – 7 μm wide; dental formula 2 / 2 (Fig. 3).	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
D55BC0ADBD38571A8E22E81B8199BE19.taxon	description	Measurements. See Table 2.	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
D55BC0ADBD38571A8E22E81B8199BE19.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The new species is known only from Shenzhen city.	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
D55BC0ADBD38571A8E22E81B8199BE19.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after Jinan University, where the authors WW, Y Y, and QW work.	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
2221CC50BC4C5BE2B0AACF2575F75EAB.taxon	description	Description. Body of medium size. Rostrum of moderate length; lamella with two tiny lobes. Trochal discs wider than head but not exceeding widest part of trunk when feeding. CW 113.6 – 125.6 % of HW, HL 15.4 – 17.4 % of TL. Upper lip medium height, with two distinctively separated wide lobes. Sulcus wide, without ligula. Neck stout, moderately long. Antenna long, approximately 1 / 2 of bearing pseudosegment width. Trunk stout; integument of trunk rough, sticky, with bark-like longitudinal ridges, covered with small papilla; BW 21.8 – 25.7 % of TL. V-shaped notch on posterior border of pre-anal pseudosegment. Wavy transverse ridge consisting of multiple knobs on posterior border of the anal pseudosegment, no knobs on ventral side. RL / TL 6.3 – 9.3 %, RW / RL 117.4 – 153.3 %. Foot short, of four pseudosegments; FL 3.8 – 6.9 % of TL; FW 100 – 200 % of FL. Spurs of moderate length, peg-shaped, divergent; interspace width slightly wider than spur width; SL 142.9 – 250 % of SSW. Four thick toes. No eyespots. Trophi, 10 – 16 μm long and 6 – 11 μm wide; dental formula 2 + 1 / 1 + 2. Egg oval and surface smooth, with protrusion on one side (Fig. 4).	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
2221CC50BC4C5BE2B0AACF2575F75EAB.taxon	description	Measurements. See Table 2. The proportion data of morphological parameters in the description were obtained from the Sichuan specimens of P. chinensis.	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
2221CC50BC4C5BE2B0AACF2575F75EAB.taxon	distribution	Distribution. The new species is widely distributed in southern China. Seven specimens were documented in Chengdu city, Sichuan province. Thirteen specimens were documented in Guiyang city, Guizhou province. Thirteen specimens were documented in Lasa city, Tibet province.	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
2221CC50BC4C5BE2B0AACF2575F75EAB.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the country of China, where it is widely distributed.	en	Wang, Wenbo, Yang, Yufeng, Örstan, Aydin, He, Zhili, Wang, Qing (2025): Species diversity of bdelloid rotifer (Rotifera, Bdelloidea) in different areas in China, with a description of two new species. ZooKeys 1229: 1-23, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1229.113385
