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A new species of the genus Macrobiotus (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Southeastern China

  • Pin Zhang ,
  • Xi-Zhai Sun
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Shaanxi Normal University; Heze University

Online published: 2014-04-24

Abstract

A new species Macrobiotus wuyishanensis sp. nov. (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) is described fromMt. Wuyi, Southeastern China. It is mostsimilar to Macrobiotus spectabilis Thulin, 1928, but differs by lackingfine punctuation on the distal half of the projections on the egg, a ring of polygons that circle the base ofeach projection, and punctation between the projections on the egg shell. It isalso similar to M. grandis Richters,1911, but differs by smaller body size, lacking polygons and punctationsbetween the projections on egg shell.

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Pin Zhang , Xi-Zhai Sun . A new species of the genus Macrobiotus (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Southeastern China[J]. Zoological Systematics, 2014 , 39(2) : 224 -228 . DOI: 10.11865/zs20140203

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