New Species of Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada) from Cameroon (Africa), Characteristics of Macrobiotus Morpho-Groups and a Key to the Nelsonae Group

Łukasz Kaczmarek; Tomasz Rutkowski; Michał Zacharyasiewicz; Adrian Surmacki; Tomasz S. Osiejuk; Pushpalata Kayastha

doi:10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.1.001

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30 March 2023 New Species of Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada) from Cameroon (Africa), Characteristics of Macrobiotus Morpho-Groups and a Key to the Nelsonae Group

Łukasz Kaczmarek, Tomasz Rutkowski, Michał Zacharyasiewicz, Adrian Surmacki, Tomasz S. Osiejuk, Pushpalata Kayastha

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Annales Zoologici, 73(1):1-15 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.1.001

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In a moss sample from Cameroon a few specimens and eggs of a new species of tardigrade were found. Macrobiotus stanislausi sp. nov. belongs to the Macrobiotus nelsonae morpho-group and is most similar to Mac. ragonesei. However, it differs from Mac. ragonesei mainly by the shape of the egg processes and the absence of annulations on process endings. A dichotomous key for Macrobiotus nelsonae morpho-group is also proposed. Moreover, the genus Macrobiotus is divided into 12 morpho-groups based on morphology of the eggs to facilitate future taxonomic research on this genus.

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Łukasz Kaczmarek, Tomasz Rutkowski, Michał Zacharyasiewicz, Adrian Surmacki, Tomasz S. Osiejuk, and Pushpalata Kayastha "New Species of Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada) from Cameroon (Africa), Characteristics of Macrobiotus Morpho-Groups and a Key to the Nelsonae Group," Annales Zoologici 73(1), 1-15, (30 March 2023). https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.1.001

Received: 29 December 2022; Accepted: 7 March 2023; Published: 30 March 2023

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