Chaetonotida

Figure 2.Gastrotricha from St. Lucia beach, South Africa. Halichaetonotus sanctaeluciae sp. n., schematic drawings A dorsal view B ventral view (locomotor cilia omitted).

Figure 1.Kijanebalola devestiva sp. n. schematic drawings. A Dorsal habitus B Ventral habitus, showing some internal structures. a anus alt antero-lateral tuft of cephalic cilia asb anterior sensory bristle ce cephalion ct cephalic tentacle dlvb lateral band of cephalic cilia extending dorsally and ventrally e egg I-IV, first to fourth band of trunk ciliature mvb median ventral band of cephalic cilia pcl proximal canal cell lumen PhIJ pharyngeo-intestinal junction ps patch of keeled scales psb posterior sensory bristle tsp terminal spines vlt ventro-lateral band of cephalic cilia.

Figure 3.Gastrotricha from St. Lucia beach, South Africa. Halichaetonotus sanctaeluciae sp. n., habitus A dorsal view B ventral view. DIC photomicrographs.

Figure 2.Kijanebalola devestiva sp. n. DIC photomicrographs. A habitus B, C close-up ventral view of theanterior region showing the ciliary bands D close-up ventral view of the mid-trunk region showing the second ciliary bands E close-up ventral view, of the posterior region, showing the fourth ciliary bands (arrowheads) and the residual patch of spined scales (arrow).

Figure 3.Kijanebalola devestiva sp. n. DIC photomicrographs. A habitus of a gravid specimen B close-up view of the inside egg with the shell bearing spine-like ornamentation (arrowheads).

Figure 4.Kijanebalola devestiva sp. n. DIC photomicrographs. A habitus of a subadult specimen showing developing egg (arrow) B close-up dorsal view of the posterior trunk region showing the two sensory bristles (arrow-heads) C close-up dorsal view of the anterior trunk and neck regions, showing two pairs of sensory bristles.

Figure 5.Kijanebalola devestiva sp. n. SEM photomicrographs. A habitus in a ventro-lateral view; note the arrangement of the first, second and third ciliary bands on the trunk region (number and arrows) B anterior region of a different specimen in a frontal view C close-up view of the mouth ring and cephalion (arrows).

Figure 6.Kijanebalola devestiva sp. n. SEM photomicrographs. A anterior region of specimen with head partially retracted inside the body (ventral view) B posterior trunk region of different specimen, showing the fourth ciliary band and the anus (arrow) C close-up view of the posterior end showing the anus (arrow) and the residual patch of spined scales (arrows) D close-up view of the posterior end (dorsal view), showing theterminal spines and the sensorial bristles (arrows).

Figure 7.Neogossea acanthocolla. DIC photomicrographs. A habitus B anterior region showing the group of thick spines on the neck (arrow) C close-up of the posterior region of the trunk showing a tuft of long, barbed spines (arrow).

All Biocode files are based on field identifications to the best of the researcher’s ability at the time.

Description: English: Gastrotricha from St. Lucia beach (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa). The microphotographs were obtained using differential interference contrast microscopy. A – Dactylopodola australiensis (Macrodasyida), ventral view. B – Pseudostomella sp. (Macrodasyida), twisted juvenile. C – Halichaetonotus sp. (Chaetonotida), dorsal view. D – Halichaetonotus sp. (Chaetonotida), ventral view. E – Heteroxenotrichula squamosa (Chaetonotida), ventral view. F – Xenotrichula sp. (Chaetonotida), dorsal view. Date: 15 June 2011. Source: Todaro, M. A., Dal Zotto, M., Bownes, S. J., Perissinotto, R. (2011). First records of Gastrotricha from South Africa, with description of a new species of Halichaetonotus (Chaetonotida, Chaetonotidae). ZooKeys 142: 1–13. doi:10.3897/zookeys.142.2036. Author: M. Antonio Todaro, Matteo Dal Zotto, Sarah J. Bownes, Renzo Perissinotto.

Description: English: Fam. Chaetonotidae, Chaetonotus (Chaetonotus) polyspinosus; Scale bar =100 µm. Date: 25 May 2015. Source: Balsamo M, d`Hondt J, Kisielewski J, Todaro M, Tongiorgi P, Guidi L, Grilli P, de Jong Y (2015) Fauna Europaea: Gastrotricha. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5800. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5800. Author: Maria Balsamo.

Description: English: Fam. Chaetonotidae, Chaetonotus (Lepidochaetus) zelinkai; Scale bar =100 µm. Date: 25 May 2015. Source: Balsamo M, d`Hondt J, Kisielewski J, Todaro M, Tongiorgi P, Guidi L, Grilli P, de Jong Y (2015) Fauna Europaea: Gastrotricha. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5800. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5800. Author: Maria Balsamo.

Description: English: Microphotograph of Lepidodermella squamatum (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida) Русский: Микрофотография брюхоресничного червя Lepidodermella squamatum (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida). Date: 22 August 2010. Source: Flickr.com. Author: Giuseppe Vago. Other versions: This file has an extracted image: File:Lepidodermella squamatum (cropped).jpg..

Description: English: Chaetonotus (Captochaetus) robustus (insert shows the peculiar scales); Scale bar =100 µm. Date: 27 July 2015. Source: Balsamo M, d`Hondt J, Kisielewski J, Todaro M, Tongiorgi P, Guidi L, Grilli P, de Jong Y (2015) Fauna Europaea: Gastrotricha. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5800. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5800. Author: Maria Balsamo.

Description: English: Fam. Chaetonotidae, Lepidodermella squamata (insert shows the dorsal scales); Scale bar =100 µm. Date: 25 May 2015. Source: Balsamo M, d`Hondt J, Kisielewski J, Todaro M, Tongiorgi P, Guidi L, Grilli P, de Jong Y (2015) Fauna Europaea: Gastrotricha. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5800. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5800. Author: Maria Balsamo.

Description: English: Microphotograph of Lepidodermella squamatum (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida) Русский: Микрофотография брюхоресничного червя Lepidodermella squamatum (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida). Date: 22 August 2010. Source: Flickr.com. Author: Giuseppe Vago. Other versions: : This file has been extracted from another file: Lepidodermella squamatum.jpg : .

Longitude (deg): -2.1. Latitude (deg): 54.0. Longitude (deg/min): 2° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 54° 10' N. Vice county name: Mid-west Yorks. Vice county no.: 64. Country: England. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: in pool. Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS10D dSLR and Meiji microscope with x2.5 projection eye-piece. DPI defaulting to 72.