Pilatobius nuominensis, Sun & Zhang & Wang & Zhao & Luo, 2021

Sun, Xue-Ling, Zhang, Jing-Yu, Wang, Ning, Zhao, Min & Luo, Xue-Gang, 2021, An integrative description of Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov. (Tardigrada: Hypsibiidae) from China, Zootaxa 5026 (1), pp. 59-70 : 62

Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov.

( Table 2, Figures 1–4 )

Figures

FIGURE 1. Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov.—habitus seen in NCM: A–dorso-ventral projection (holotype); B–lateral view (paratype, NMS0006). Scale bar in μm (both figures at the same magnification).

FIGURE 2. Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov.—cuticle seen in PCM (holotype): A–dorso-ventral projection (holotype, the black dotted boxes and letters correspond to the enlarged images on the right); B–the dorsal cuticle between legs II and III (the white hollow arrow indicates transverse wrinkles/folds); C–the sculptured cuticle at the level of legs III (the white hollow arrow indicates longitudinal wrinkles/folds); D–E–the dorso-caudal region (the black hollow arrow indicates the largest irregular polygon of the cuticular sculpture, the white solid arrow indicate polygons on the dorsal side of the leg). Scale bars in μm (Figures B–E at the same magnification).

FIGURE 3. Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov.—buccopharyngeal apparatus seen in PCM: A–bucco-pharyngeal apparatus (holotype); B–apophyses for the insertion of the stylet muscles and the goccia at the level of buccal and buccopharyngeal tube transition (paratype). Scale bar in μm (both figures at the same magnification).

FIGURE 4. Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov.—claws seen in PCM (holotype): A–claws I; B–claws II; C–claws III; D–claws IV. Scale bar in μm (all figures at the same magnification).