Styraconyx qivitoq Kristensen & Higgins 1984

• Main Authors: Trokhymchuk, Roman, orcid:0000-0003-4102-, Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Utevsky, Serge, Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg, Kieneke, Alexander
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Tardigrada; Heterotardigrada; Arthrotardigrada; Halechiniscidae; Styraconyx; Styraconyx qivitoq; Andreas; Kristensen; Reinhardt; Southern Ocean; Tardigrade
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14385208; https://zenodo.org/records/14385208; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03848797FF8CFFE39B8DE06EAECD1144

Styraconyx qivitoq Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 N= 13 specimens: 13 males occurrence: ANDEEP-SYSTCO; 1,927–1,960 m bsl. Figs 10A–E; Supplementary Table 1.10 Short description We observed only dwarf males (72–108 µm long) unique for this species. Ovoid primary clavae and long cephalic cirri present (Fig. 10A). Secondary clavae are present (Fig. 10B). Neck region with folded cuticle (Fig. 10C). All digits are covered with a cuticular hood. Peduncles are large (Fig. 10D). Inconspicuous tubular-shape male gonopore is present (Fig. 10E). Remarks All the described characters are species-specific and correspond well to the original description (Kristensen & Higgins, 1984), so the identification is sound. Published as part of Trokhymchuk, Roman, Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Utevsky, Serge, Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg & Kieneke, Alexander, 2024, Towards a better understanding of deep-sea tardigrade biogeography: numerous new records from the Southern Ocean, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 5543 (1) on page 21, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5543.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14385085