Macrobiotus caelicola, Kathman, 1990

Guil, Noemí, Guidetti, Roberto & Machordom, Annie, 2007, Observations on the ‘‘ tenuis group’ ’ (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) and description of a new Macrobiotus species, Journal of Natural History 41 (41 - 44), pp. 2741-2755 : 2752

Macrobiotus caelicola

( Figures 4F , 5E, F )

Buccal armature consists of a posterior row (two rows in a large specimen) of quite large, rounded teeth. At the position of the lateral transverse crests, two rounded teeth occur at both dorsal and ventral locations; central transverse crest is absent. Internal surface of the anterior portion of the buccal tube has a large dorsal tooth (not cited in the original description; Kathman 1990) ( Figure 4E, F ). Slanting cuticular bars (between apophyses and first macroplacoid) can be observed in the pharynx.

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Figure 4. Claws. (A) Macrobiotus ciprianoi (paratype; third claws); (B) M. willardi (paratype; first claws); (C) M. ariekammensis (second claws); (D) M. hyperonyx (paratype; second claws); (E) M. hystricogenitus (holotype; first claws); (F) M. caelicola (paratype; third claws); (G) M. higginsi (holotype; second claws). (H) M. tenuis (second claws); (I) M. mongolicus (holotype; second claws); (J) M. bondavallii (holotype; second claws). (A, B, D–J) Phase contrast microscopy; (C) differential interference contrast microscopy. Scale bars: 10 mm.

Figure 5. Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (arrows indicate large dorsal tooth). (A) Macrobiotus hyperonyx, lateral view (paratype); (B) M. ariekammensis, lateral view; (C) M. hyperonyx, dorsal view (paratype); (D) M. ariekammensis, dorsal view; (E, F) M. caelicola (paratypes): (E) dorsal view; (F) lateral view. (A, C) Phase contrast microscopy; (B, D–F) differential interference contrast microscopy. Scale bars: 7 mm.