01325nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245013500055210006900190300001200259490000900271520062000280653002100900653002900921653001500950653002300965100001300988700001601001700001401017700001401031856006201045 2016 eng d a1175-532600aTardigrades of the tree canopy: milnesium swansoni sp.nov. (Eutardigrada: Apochela: Milnesiidae) a new species from Kansas, U.S.A.0 aTardigrades of the tree canopy milnesium swansoni spnov Eutardig a559-5680 v40723 a
Milnesium swansoni sp. nov. is a new species of Eutardigrada described from the tree canopy in eastern Kansas, USA. This species within the order Apochela, family Milnesiidae, genus Milnesium is distinguished by its smooth cuticle, narrow buccal tube, four peribuccal lamellae, primary claws without accessory points, and a secondary claw configuration of [3-3]-[3-3]. The buccal tube appears to be only half the width of the nominal species Milnesium tardigradum for animals of similar body length. The species adds to the available data for the phylum, and raises questions concerning species distribution.
10aCanopy diversity10aFour peribuccal lamellae10aTardigrada10aThorpe morphometry1 aYoung, A1 aChappell, B1 aMiller, W1 aLowman, M uhttps://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4072.5.3