A description of Pseudechiniscus xiai sp. nov., with a key to genus Pseudechiniscus in China

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 2018Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Zootaxa, volume 4,388 (issn: 1175-5326, eissn: 1175-5334,

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Authors: Wang, Lizhi; Xue, Jing; Li, Xiaochen;

doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.2.7

pmid: 29690456

A description of Pseudechiniscus xiai sp. nov., with a key to genus Pseudechiniscus in China

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Abstract

The new species from the Liupan Mountains in China, Pseudechiniscus xiai sp. nov., differs from other Pseudechiniscus species by the following characters: absence of striae between dots which institute cuticular sculpture, projections absent on caudal margin of pseudosegmental plate, notches absent on caudal margin of terminal plate, dots on ventral side of body forms a reticular patched design. A diagnostic key to the Chinese Pseudechiniscus species is provided.

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Shaanxi Normal University
China (People's Republic of)
Shaanxi Xueqian Normal University
China (People's Republic of)

Keywords

China, Echiniscoidea, Heterotardigrada, Animal Structures, Biodiversity, Echiniscidae, Tardigrada, Animalia, Animals, Body Size, Animal Distribution, Taxonomy

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