Echiniscus cf. perviridis Ramazzotti, 1959

Beasley, Clark W. & Miller, William R., 2012, Additional Tardigrada from Hubei Province, China, with the description of Doryphoribius barbarae sp. nov. (Eutardigrada: Parachela: Hypsibiidae), Zootaxa 3170, pp. 55-63 : 56

Echiniscus cf. perviridis Ramazzotti, 1959

Material examined. One specimen from a moss sample from Site 1.

Remarks. The cuticular pattern was identical to E. perviridis , though one cirrus A was bifurcated, and the measurements slightly shorter for cephalic papilla, clava, and claws IV than previously reported. Obviously, more specimens are needed from Hubei for a positive identification. This species has been reported from Guizhou Province ( Wang et al. 2007), Taiwan ( Li & Li 2008), and Hainan Island ( Li et al. 2008), but this would be a new record for Hubei Province.