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A New Species of the Genus Crenubiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Adorybiotidae) from Salt Spring Island, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia (Canada) (2022)

Vecchi, M., Choong, H., & Calhim, S. (2022). A New Species of the Genus Crenubiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Adorybiotidae) from Salt Spring Island, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia (Canada). Folia Biologica, 70(3), 93-105. https://doi.org/10.3409/fb_70-3.11

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All authors or editors:  Vecchi, Matteo; Choong, Henry; Calhim, Sara

Journal or series: Folia Biologica

ISSN: 0015-5497

eISSN: 1734-9168

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 27/07/2022

Volume: 70

Issue number: 3

Pages range: 93-105

Publisher: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals

Publication country: Poland

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3409/fb_70-3.11

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82699

Abstract

Currently, the recently erected genus Crenubiotus (Adorybiotidae, Macrobiotoidea) includes only three species, all of which are characterised by dentate lunulae and cuticular tubercules organised in the band in the dorso-caudal part of the body. By means of integrative taxonomy, we describe a fourth species of the genus: Crenubiotus salishani sp. nov., from Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada. The new species has been found in the moss growing on rock and differs from the other species in the genus due to the presence of a median anterior mucrone in the third band of the oral cavity armature (OCA) and by the presence of evident thickenings on the eggshell connecting the neighbouring processes. This finding highlights the importance of continuing to study tardigrade biodiversity, even in already explored areas, and how an integrative approach is fundamental to achieving a reliable measure of biodiversity.

Keywords: Tardigrada; systematics; determination of species; optical microscopy; genotype; phylogenetics

Free keywords: Southern Gulf Islands; Salish Sea; egg ornamentation; tardigrades; integrative taxonomy; confocal microscopy

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Reporting Year: 2022

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