Diphascon

Tumanov, Denis V., 2005, Notes on the Tardigrada of Thailand, with a description of Macrobiotus alekseevi sp. nov. (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae), Zootaxa 999, pp. 1-16 : 13-15

Diphascon sp. gr. pingue ( Figs. 47 , 54–56)

Sample 2 (1 specimen).

The single specimen found is most similar to Diphascon dastychi Pilato & Binda, 1999 in the proportions of bucco­pharyngeal apparatus (macroplacoid line ptd value – 54.78, buccal tube length is about 44% of the total length of the bucco­pharyngeal tube), but differs in having slightly shorter outer claws (ptd value for outer claws of legs III – 43.48, legs IV – 47.83) ( Pilato & Binda 1999).

. Doryphoribius sp. 50 — habitus, 51 — bucco­pharyngeal apparatus, ventral, 52 — claws of the I pair of legs, 53—claws of the IV pair of legs. Diphascon sp. 54 — habitus, 55 — bucco­pharyngeal apparatus, 56 — claws of the IV pair of legs.

Figures

FIGURES 42 – 49. Calcarobiotus filmeri. 42 — claws of the I pair of legs, 43 — general appearance of the eggs, 44 — part of the egg surface. Macrobiotus sp. 45 — bucco­pharyngeal apparatus, dorsal, 46 — claws of the I pair of legs. Diphascon sp. 47 — cephalic part of the body. Doryphoribius sp. 48 — bucco­pharyngeal apparatus, 49 — claws of the IV pair of legs (phase contrast).