Macrobiotus hufelandi C. A. S. Schultze 1834
- Dataset
- The Macrobiotus hufelandi group (Tardigrada) revisited
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Tardigrada
- class
- Eutardigrada
- order
- Parachela
- family
- Macrobiotidae
- genus
- Macrobiotus
- species
- Macrobiotus hufelandi
description
• As M. hibiscus de Barros, 1942 has an uncertain diagnosis and is designated as nomen inquirendum (see above for details), it has not been included in the key. • Biserov (1990 a) reported two egg morphotypes for M. diversus collected from different localities: the egg shell of type “ A ” (poorly wrinkled and with very small, hardly visible scarce pores) and of type “ B ” (clearly wrinkled and with numerous pores). Given that these morphotypes may in fact represent two species, they are included in the key separately. • The presence or absence of eye spots cannot be considered as a definitive differentiating trait as eye spots may have dissolved during the mounting procedure for permanent slides.