Eohypsibiidae

Pilato, Giovanni & Binda, Maria Grazia, 2010, Definition of families, subfamilies, genera and subgenera of the Eutardigrada, and keys to their identification, Zootaxa 2404, pp. 1-54 : 47

Key to the genera of Eohypsibiidae

1. Bucco-pharyngeal apparatus with rigid tube. Branches of the stylet furcae with clearly swollen apices ( Fig. 9 B) ...... ..................................................................................................................................................................... Bertolanius

- Bucco-pharyngeal tube subdivided into a rigid anterior and a flexible posterior tract. Branches of the stylet furcae with not very swollen apices ( Fig. 9 C) ..................................................................................................... Eohypsibius

Figures

FIGURE 9. Claws and bucco-pharyngeal apparatuses of Eohypsibiidae. A, claws; B, bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the Bertolanius type; C, bucco-pharyngeal apparatus of the Eohypsibius model. ap = accessory points; bs = basal section; lu = lunula; pb = primary branch; sb = secondary branch; stf = stylet furcae. (C, from Pilato & Binda, 1996 b).