Schusterius, Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2006

Kaczmarek, Łukasz & Michalczyk, Łukasz, 2006, Redescription of Macrobiotus tridigitus Schuster, 1983 and the erection of a new genus of Tardigrada (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae), Journal of Natural History 40 (19 - 20), pp. 1223-1229 : 1224

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222930600844443
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EB5A67-161A-FF9A-8067-FCB21E59FA52
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Schusterius
status	gen. nov.

Treatment

Schusterius View in CoL gen. nov.

Diagnosis

Claws similar to those of the Calcarobiotus type (with primary branches only slightly longer than secondary branches), Y-shaped but with extremely developed accessory points connected to the primary branch by a flexible light-refracting portion. Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the Macrobiotus type probably with 10 peribuccal lamellae.

Type species

Schusterius tridigitus ( Schuster, 1983) View in CoL comb. nov.

Etymology

The new genus is named after Professor R. O. Schuster who described Macrobiotus tridigitus from Tierra del Fuego ( Argentina) .