Fig. 9 in Integrative description of Macrobiotus canaricus sp. nov. with notes on M. recens (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)

Fig. 9. Macrobiotus cf. recens Cuénot, 1932, Gran Canaria, structures on forelegs seen under PCM and under SEM. A–C. The patch of granulation on the external surface of leg II, with the cuticular pore at the centre of the patch and the cuticular fold above the claws. D–F. The patch of granulation and the cuticular bulge (pulvinus) on the internal surface of leg III. G–I. Granulation on leg IV. Filled flat arrowheads indicate the large pore at the centre of the external granulation patch, empty flat arrowheads indicate the cuticular fold above the claws on the external leg surface, filled indented arrowheads indicate the cuticular fold (pulvinus) on the internal leg surface, and empty indented arrowheads indicate granulation on the internal leg surface. Scale bars in μm.