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Eohypsibiidae Bertolani & Kristensen 1987

Description

Family: Eohypsibiidae Bertolani & Kristensen, 1987

Synonym: Amphibolidae Bertolani, 1981

Emended diagnosis. Claw structure (used to identify the family) is divided into three parts: base, secondary branch and main branch, which are clearly distinguished, sequentially inserted, and separated by septa. Claws of the same leg may be of similar size, but always exhibit different angles between the main and secondary branch. An acute angle (about 45°) is formed by the external claw, and an almost right angle (80°) by the internal claw, which can rotate on its base by 180°. When the claws are of different size the external or posterior claws are larger – especially on the fourth pairs of legs.

Type genus. Bertolanius Özdikmen, 2008

Composition. Bertolanius Özdikmen, 2008, Eohypsibius Kristensen, 1982 and Austeruseus, nov. gen.

Notes

Published as part of Trygvadóttir, Birna Vár & Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg, 2011, Eohypsibiidae (Eutardigrada, Tardigrada) from the Faroe Islands with the description of a new genus containing three new species, pp. 39-62 in Zootaxa 2886 on page 42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.277617

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References

  • Bertolani, R. & Kristensen, R. M. (1987) New records of Eohypsibius nadjae Kristensen, 1982, and revision of the taxonomic position of two genera of Eutardigrada (Tardigrada). In Biology of Tardigrades. R. Bertolani (ed.), Selected Symposia and Monographs U. Z. I., Vol. 1, Mucchi, Modena, pp. 359 - 372.
  • Bertolani, R. (1981) The taxonomic position of some eutardigrades. Bollettino di Zoologia, 48, 197 - 203.
  • Ozdikmen, H. (2008) Bertolanius nom. nov., a replacement name for the genus Amphibolus Bertolani, 1981 (Tardigrada: Parachela) with type species designation. Munis Entomology & Zoology, 3 (1), 330 - 332.
  • Kristensen, R. M. (1982) New aberrant eutardigrades from homothermic springs on Disko Island, West Greenland. In: D. R. Nelson (ed.), Proceedings of the third international symposium on the Tardigrda, East Tennessee State University Press, Johnson City, Tennessee, pp. 203 - 220.