TABLE 1 in New taxonomic position of several Macrobiotus species (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)

TABLE 1. The ten considered characters in the Macrobiotus species examined in this paper. Characters: 1 = antero-ventral mouth; 2 = teeth in oral cavity absent or strongly reduced; 3 = buccal tube width having pt <12; 4 = buccal tube wall thickened below the point of insertion of stylet supports; 5 = stylet support insertion point having pt <73; 6 = ventral lamina having pt <62; 7 = macroplacoid row length having pt <42; 8 = double curvature of the buccal tube; 9 = first macroplacoid situated very close to the pharyngeal apophyses; 10 = three almost rounded macroplacoids. Character present = +; character absent = –; unknown = empty cell. Species/Character12345678910M. acontistus++++++M. allani+++++M. crassidens++++M. granatai+++++++M. julietae++++++++M. pustulatus++++++++M. subintermedius+++++++++M. marcusi+++++M. lazzaroi+–+++–++M. spertii++–M. striatus++++