Fig. 6. Schematic illustration of dorsal and ventral posterior regions and type scales of Polymerurus insularis sp. nov. A–B. Paratype (ZUEC GCH 56). A. Dorsal view of the posterior end. Some Type 1 scales are faded for a better visualization of Types 2, 3 and 5 scales. B. Ventral view of the posterior end. C. Each type of scale, individually depicted (not to scale). Abbreviations: ff = furcal furrow; fr = furcal rami; lc = locomotory cilia; is = interciliary spines; sc-1 = Type 1 scales; sc-2 = Type 2 scale; sc-3 = Type 3 scales; sc-4 = Type 4 scales; sc-5 = Type 5 scales; sc-6 = Type 6 scales; sc-7 = Type 7 scales; sc-8 = Type 8 scales. Scale bars = 40 µm.

Published as part of Magpali, Letícia, Machado, Danilo R.P., Araújo, Thiago Q. & Garraffoni, André R.S., 2021, Long distance dispersal and pseudo-cryptic species in Gastrotricha: first description of a new species (Chaetonotida, Chaetonotidae, Polymerurus) from an oceanic island with volcanic rocks, pp. 62-93 in European Journal of Taxonomy 746 on page 75, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.746.1319, http://zenodo.org/record/7401633