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Issue: Vol. 1856 No. 1: 25 Aug. 2008
Type: Article
Published: 2008-08-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1856.1.4
Page range: 41–54
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 2

New description of Echiniscus scabrospinosus Fontoura, 1982, and description of a new species of Echiniscus (Heterotardigrada) from China

Department of Animal Biology “Marcello La Greca”, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, 95124 Catania, Italy
Eco-Ethology Research Unit (FCT-331/94) and Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, R. Campo Alegre s/n, FC4, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Department of Animal Biology “Marcello La Greca”, University of Catania, Via Androne 81, 95124 Catania, Italy
Department of Biology, McMurry University, Abilene, Texas 79697, U.S.A
Tardigrada Heterotardigrada Echiniscus lineatus sp. nov. Echiniscus marginatus China

Abstract

A redescription of Echiniscus scabrospinosus Fontoura, 1982, is presented. A comparison with the more similar species is made, based on information available since the original description. A previously unreported cuticular feature (a central dark ring in the light spots) is described for Echiniscus marginatus Binda & Pilato, 1994. A new species, Echiniscus lineatus sp. nov., is described from China. This new species has a double plate ornamentation with numerous dark polygons and fewer light spots, forming transverse stripes on the plates. Longitudinal stripes are also present on the scapular plate. The new species has lateral filaments A and spines B, C, D, and E, as well as dorsal spines C d and D d .

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