A revision of the genus Minibiotus (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Australia
Author
Claxton, Sandra K.
text
Records of the Australian Museum
1998
1998-10-07
50
2
125
160
https://journals.australian.museum/claxton-1998-rec-aust-mus-502-125160/
journal article
10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1276
10b0289e-3eca-4073-8fe7-ac08369f1cdb
0067-1975
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Minibiotus bisoctus
(
Homing
et al.,
1978
)
n.comh.
Macrobiotus bisoctus
Homing, Schuster&Grigarick, 1978:236- 237
, figs. 114-116.
Type material examined.
PARATYPE
:
New Zealand
:
Snares Islands
,
Penguin Rookery
,
9 October 1972
,
D.S. Homing
,
1 specimen
(
SA255
) in
NZM
.
Diagnosis. Smooth cuticle with pores of irregular size and shape arranged in transverse bands, granulation on all legs; three round granular macroplacoids and an indistinct microplacoid; long robust claws with short, high accessory claws and smooth lunules.
Emended description. Body length up to 305 Ilm, colourless. Eyespots absent. Cuticle smooth with transverse bands of pores of irregular shape and size and granulation in small patches on outside of first three pairs oflegs above claws and around claws on fourth pair of legs. Buccal tube narrow (8.3% of buccal tube length). Stylet supports inserted at 60.3% of buccal tube length, ventral support short (42% of buccal tube length). Pharyngeal bulb round containing large granular apophyses, three granular macroplacoids and one microplacoid. Macroplacoid row short (31% ofbuccal tube length); first macroplacoid round partly obscured by apophysis, which is about same size, second macroplacoid small, granular, and third macroplacoid granular with slight caudal bulb, which curves towards the midline. Microplacoid indistinct, lying very close to third macroplacoid. Claws long, robust (fourth pair of claws is 31% of buccal tube length). Accessory claws short, rising high above main branch. Lunules very small and smooth on all claws.
Eggs unknown.