Macrobiotus annewintersae sp. nov. – cuticular structures on legs: A. External granulation on leg III under PCM; B. A cuticular bulge (pulvinus) on the internal surface of leg III under PCM; C. Granulation on leg IV under PCM; D. External granulation on leg III under SEM; E. A cuticular bulge (pulvinus) on the internal surface of leg III under SEM. Filled flat arrowheads indicate the granulation patch, empty flat arrowheads indicate pulvinus and filled indented arrowheads indicate muscle attachments. C assembled from several photos. Scale bars in μm.

 
 
  Part of: Vecchi M, Stec D (2021) Integrative descriptions of two new Macrobiotus species (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) from Mississippi (USA) and Crete (Greece). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(1): 281-306. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.97.65280