Macrobiotus shonaicus

Macrobiotus shonaicus (scale bars in μm).
A: Holotype. Dorso-ventral projection.
B: Paratype. Dorsal view.
C–E: Paratype. Cuticular pores seen on the anterior (C), median (D) and posterior (E) part of the body.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Macrobiotoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Tardigrada Classis: Eutardigrada Ordo: Parachela Superfamilia: Macrobiotoidea

Familia: Macrobiotidae
Genus: Macrobiotus
Species: Macrobiotus shonaicus

Name

Macrobiotus shonaicus Stec et al., 2018

Type locality: 38°44′24″N 139°48′26″E, "Otsuka-machi, Tsuruoka-City, Japan"

Holotype: MZUJ. slide JP.002.05.

References

Primary references

• Stec, D., Arakawa, K. & Michalczyk, Ł. 2018. An integrative description of Macrobiotus shonaicus sp. nov. (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Japan with notes on its phylogenetic position within the hufelandi group". PLoS ONE 13(2): e0192210. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192210 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Sugiura, K., Arakawa, K. & Matsumoto, M. 2020. Distribution of Macrobiotus shonaicus Stec, Arakawa & Michalczyk, 2018 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) in Japan. Zootaxa 4767(1): 56–70. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4767.1.2 Reference page.