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A new species of Pseudostomodella (Gastrotricha, Thaumastodermatidae) from Brazil

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Abstract

A new species of Pseudostomella is described from sublittoral sands of the southern coast of Bahia State, Brazil. Pseudostomella squamalongispinosa sp. nov. is 310–320 μm long and is distinguished from its congeners by the following autapomorphies: presence of pentancre scales from the middle of the body to the pedicles, with the central ancre longer than the other four, and 19 pairs of dorsolateral adhesive tubes, including two pairs in the pharyngeal region (plus two club-shaped tubes) and up to 17 pairs in the trunk, and one pair of posterior dorsolateral adhesive tubes.

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Acknowledgments

Funding for this research came from grants from the Minas Gerais Research Foundation (FAPEMIG CRA-APQ-00292-09 and ETC-00017-13). We are thankful to Dr. Loretta Guidi for her help with the SEM, to two anonymous referees for offering suggestions that greatly improved the manuscript, and to Dr. Anthony Raw who edited the English text.

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  1. Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil

    Thiago Q. Araujo

  2. Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Università di Urbino, Campus Scientifico, loc. Crocicchia, Urbino, Italy

    Maria Balsamo

  3. Laboratório de Microinvertebrados de Água Doce, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK. Rodovia BR-367, 39.100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brasil

    André R. S. Garraffoni

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An erratum to this article is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-014-0263-y.

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Araujo, T.Q., Balsamo, M. & Garraffoni, A.R.S. A new species of Pseudostomodella (Gastrotricha, Thaumastodermatidae) from Brazil. Mar Biodiv 44, 243–248 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-013-0196-x

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