A new species and five new records of the family Echiniscidae (Tardigrada) from China
Li, Xiaochen
Wang, Lizhi
Liu, Ying
Su, Lina
Zootaxa
2005
2005-12-08
1093
1
25
33
4NLZG
Abe, Utsugi & Takeda, 1998
Abe, Utsugi & Takeda
1998
[264,894,1275,1302]
Heterotardigrada
Echiniscidae
Pseudechiniscus
Animalia
Echiniscoidea
3
28
Tardigrada
species
asper
Material examined:Four specimens were collected from Mount Taibai.
Description:Small in size. Dorsal plates decorated with granulation. Scapular plate and segmental pairedplates I and II each with segmental lateral plates. Two transversely expanded lobes present on the posterior edge of pseudosegmental plate. Spurs present on the middle two claws.
Remarks:The specimens from Mount Taibai differ from the holotypeof this species from Japanby the shape of the lobes on pseudosegmental plate. The pairedlobes on pseudosegmental plate in our specimens are remarkably expanded transversely, and the posterior edges of the lobes are quite smooth without any pointed structure. However, the lobes on the pseudosegmental plate in the specimens from Japanare roundly triangular, tipped with papillate projection. The type locality of this species is Hokkaido, Japan( Abe et al., 1998). Mount Taibai is the second locality of this species since it was described.