Mts, Spallanzani, 1726
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.242.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5095441 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F26516-FFF5-C873-FEFB-FAD87F264DF8 |
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Key to species known from The Bieszczady Mts View in CoL .
1. Dorsal side of body covered with cuticular plates, lateral cirrus A present ................. 2
Dorsal side of body without plates, lateral cirrus A absent .......................................... 5
2. Pseudosegmental plate present ................... Pseudechiniscus suillus (Ehrenberg, 1853) View in CoL
Pseudosegmental plate absent ..................................................................................... 3
3. Lacking any lateral and dorsal appendages other than cirrus A, dorsal plates covered by circular or hexagonal pattern ........................... Echiniscus reticulatus Murray, 1905 View in CoL
There are other lateral or dorsal appendages, dorsal plates with small pores or granules ..................................................................................................................................... 4
4. Filamentosus appendages present in positions: A, C, Cd, D and spine is present in position Dd ................................................................... Echiniscus trisetosus Cuénot, 1932 View in CoL
Filamentosus appendages present in positions: A, C, D and E, in position Cd and Dd filaments or spines are present ................................. Echiniscus merokensis Richters, 1904 View in CoL
5. Two cephalic papillae present ............................ Milnesium tardigradum Doyére, 1840
Cephalic papillae absent............................................................................................... 6
6. Claws symmetrical; external and internal claw identically developed (the same in size and shape)..................................................................................................................... 7
Claws different ........................................................................................................... 13
7. Claws of hufelandi View in CoL type ............................................................................................... 8
Claws of pullari type ............................................. Murrayon hibernicus Murray, 1911 View in CoL
8. Peribuccal lamellae present, peribuccal papulae absent, stylet supports inserted more than 73 % of buccal tube length, buccal tube wide (>12 % of buccal tube length)..... 9
Peribuccal lamellae absent, peribuccal papulae present, stylet supports inserted at 54% of the buccal tube length, buccal tube narrow (6.8% or less of buccal tube length)....... ............................................................................. Minibiotus intermedius (Plate, 1888) View in CoL
9. Pharynx with 2 macroplacoids ................................................................................... 10
Pharynx with 3 macroplacoids .................................................................................. 12
10. Lunules of IV pair of leg dentate, eggs with conical processes, surface between processes smooth ................................................... Macrobiotus crenulatus Richters, 1904 View in CoL
Lunules of IV pair of leg smooth, eggs with mushroomshaped processes, surface between processes with ornamentation ..................................................................... 11
11. Margin of dishes of processes smooth, base of processes surrounded by ring of pits ... ................................................... Macrobiotus macrocalix Bertolani & Rebecchi, 1993 View in CoL
Margin of dishes of processes with small regular teeth, surface between processes covered by reticular pattern ..................................... Macrobiotus hufelandi Schultze, 1833 View in CoL
12. Cuticle without pores, eyes present, lunules smooth, eggs white with processes in the shape of cones covered by fine reticular pattern, surface between cones smooth or with fine punctation ................................................. Macrobiotus harmsworthi Murray, 1907 View in CoL
Cuticle with small pores, eyes almost always absent, lunules smooth or little crenate, eggs white, processes in shape of flattened cones covered by reticular design, surface between cones with areolation .............................. Macrobiotus richtersi Murray, 1911 View in CoL
13. Claws of Calohypsibius View in CoL type, very small (less then 5 µm long) ............................... 14
Claws different .......................................................................................................... 15
14. Dorsal side of the body covered by 8 transversal bands with spines .............................. .......................................................................... Calohypsibius ornatus (Richters, 1900) View in CoL
Dorsal side of the body covered by starlike tubercles ................................................... ..................................................... Calohypsibius schusteri Nelson & McGlothlin, 1996 View in CoL
15. Claws of Hypsibius View in CoL type ............................................................................................ 16
Claws different ............................................................................................................ 25
16. Buccal tube rigid (lack of pharyngeal tube with spiral thickenings).......................... 17
Buccal tube divided into a rigid anterior part (buccal tube) and a flexible posterior part (pharyngeal tube) with spiral thickenings ................................................................. 20
17. Microplacoid or septula present ................................................................................. 18
Microplacoid and septula absent ................................................................................ 19
18. Microplacoid present ............................................... Hypsibius sp. (‘ convergens View in CoL group’)
Septula present ....................................................... Hypsibius dujardini (Doyére, 1840) View in CoL
19. Macroplacoids rodshaped, clearly longer then wide, I macroplacoid with constriction in the middle, small transversal bar on IV pair of legs present, eyes usually absent ...... ....................................................................... Hypsibius convergens Urbanowicz, 1925 View in CoL
Macroplacoids rounded or granular, I macroplacoid without constriction, small transversal bar on IV pair of legs absent, large eyes present .................................................. ....................................................................................... Hypsibius pallidus Thulin, 1911 View in CoL
20. Pharynx with one very slender macroplacoid ....... Astatumen bartosi Węglarska, 1959 View in CoL
Pharynx with more than one macroplacoid ............................................................... 21
21. Apophyses for insertion of stylet muscles in the shape of a wide, flat ridge .................. ...................................................................... Mesocrista spitsbergense (Richters, 1903)
Apophyses for insertion of stylet muscles in the shape of a semilunar hook............ 22
22. Droplike structure between buccal and pharyngeal tube present.............................. 23
Droplike structure between buccal and pharyngeal tube absent............................... 24
23. Pharynx with 3 macroplacoids, microplacoid and septula; cuticle smooth, eyes absent ............................................................. Diphascon (Diphascon) pingue (Marcus, 1936) View in CoL
Pharynx with 2 macroplacoids and septula; cuticle with fine granulation on the caudal part of the body, eyes present ............. Diphascon (Diphascon) oculatum Murray, 1906 View in CoL
24. Pharynx with 3 macroplacoids increasing in length from 1 st to 3 rd, microplacoid and septula absent ...................................... Diphascon (Adropion) prosirostre Thulin, 1928
Pharynx with 3 macroplacoids (the 2 nd the shortest) and microplacoid ......................... ............................................................... Diphascon (Adropion) scoticum Murray, 1905 View in CoL
25. Claws of Isohypsibius View in CoL type ........................................................................................ 26
Claws of Ramazzottius View in CoL type ....................... Ramazzottius oberhaeuseri (Doyére, 1840) View in CoL
26. Cuticle without gibbosities......................................................................................... 27
Cuticle with gibbosities ............................................................................................. 28
27. Pharynx with 3 macroplacoids increasing in length from 1 st to 3 rd, microplacoid absent (or very small); mouth opening ventral, cuticular bars on legs absent ........................... ......................................................................... Isohypsibius schaudinni (Richters, 1909) View in CoL
Pharynx with 3 macroplacoids (1 st and 2 nd equal in length, 3 rd slightly longer) and microplacoid; mouth opening terminal, cuticular bars on legs present........................... .......................................................................... Isohypsibius prosostomus Thulin, 1928 View in CoL
28. Gibbosities in the caudal part of the body conical with short, tiny spines...................... .............................................................................. Isohypsibius sattleri (Richters, 1902) View in CoL
Gibbosities in the caudal part of the body without spines ......................................... 29
29. Dorsal side of the body with 8 rows of gibbosities: 1 st, 3 rd, 5 th, 7 th, 8 th row with 2 gibbosities, 2 nd, 4 th, 6 th with 3 .................. Isohypsibius ronsisvallei (Binda & Pilato, 1969) View in CoL
Dorsal side of the body with 10 rows of gibbosities: 3 rd, 5 th, 7 th row with 6 gibbosities; 2 nd, 4 th, 6 th, 8 th, 9 th with 4; 1 st, 10 th with 2 .................. Isohypsibius pappi (Iharos, 1966) View in CoL
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