Tardigrades of the Canopy: Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. (Eutardigrada: Apochela: Milnesiidae) a New Species from Kansas, U.S.A.

Sadie Schlabach; Emalee Donaldson; Kaylyn Hobelman; William R. Miller; Margret D. Lowman

doi:10.1660/062.121.0204

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Sadie Schlabach,¹ Emalee Donaldson,² Kaylyn Hobelman,³ William R. Miller,^4,* Margret D. Lowman⁵

¹1. Department of Biology, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York 14850
²2. Department of Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50010
³3. Department of Biology, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas 66621
⁴4. Department of Biology and Chemistry, Baker University, Baldwin City, Kansas 66006
⁵5. California Academy of Science, San Francisco, California 94118

^*Corresponding author: William.Miller@BakerU.edu

Abstract

Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. is a new species of tardigrade described from the canopy of eastern Kansas, USA. This unique tardigrade of class Eutardigrada, order Apochela and family Milnesiidae is characterized by its smooth cuticle, six peribuccal lamellae, long primary branch of the claws with accessory points, a claw configuration of [3-3]-[3-3] and a buccal tube that is significantly shorter than other species.

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Sadie Schlabach, Emalee Donaldson, Kaylyn Hobelman, William R. Miller, and Margret D. Lowman "Tardigrades of the Canopy: Milnesium burgessi nov. sp. (Eutardigrada: Apochela: Milnesiidae) a New Species from Kansas, U.S.A.," Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 121(1-2), 39-48, (1 May 2018). https://doi.org/10.1660/062.121.0204

Published: 1 May 2018

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