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Minibiotus vinciguerrae Binda & Pilato 1992

Description

Minibiotus vinciguerrae Binda & Pilato, 1992

Minibiotus vinciguerrae Binda & Pilato, 1992: 117-120, figs. 2A-E. [Type locality: Victoria Land, Antarctica].

Material examined. ANTARCTICA: Victoria Land, Pilato, 1 specimen, 1 egg in DCI.

Emended diagnosis. Smooth cuticle with variably shaped pores and fine granulation around claws on all legs; dorsal crest in oral cavity broken into teeth, long ventral reinforcing bar and long macroplacoid row, distinct microplacoid; slender claws with short, high accessory claws and smooth lunules.

Notes

Published as part of Claxton, Sandra K., 1998, A revision of the genus Minibiotus (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) with descriptions of eleven new species from Australia, pp. 125-160 in Records of the Australian Museum 50 (2) on page 158, DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1276, http://zenodo.org/record/4652937

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Macrobiotidae
Genus
Minibiotus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Parachela
Phylum
Tardigrada
Scientific name authorship
Binda & Pilato
Species
vinciguerrae
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Minibiotus vinciguerrae &, 1992 sec. Claxton, 1998

References

  • Binda, M. G., & G. Pilato, 1992. Minibiotus Jurcatus, nuova posizione sistematica per Macrobiotus Jurcatus Ehrenberg, 1859, e descrizione di due nuove specie (Eutardigrada). Animalia (Catania) 19 (113): 111 - 120.