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October 27, 2026 (v1)Taxonomic treatmentOpen
Parastygarctus potercha sp. nov. Figs 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Table 4 Diagnosis. Parastygarctus with three body plates, each with two pairs of lateral acute processes: short and ventral anterior, long and dorsal posterior. Caudal plate with three pairs of processes: a pair of lateral spine-like processes, a pair of dorsolateral processes bearing cirri...
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Published in Marine tardigrades (Heterotardigrada) from Senghor Seamount, Eastern Tropical Atlantic, with the description of two new species from the taxon Stygarctidae, pp. 333-358 in ZooKeys, 1295, 333-358, 2026.
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October 27, 2026 (v1)Taxonomic treatmentOpen
Megastygarctides hekatae sp. nov. Figs 3, 4, 5, 6, Table 3 Diagnosis. Megastygarctides with three body plates and three accessory plates encircling the body. Cephalic plate is divided into an anterior part and a posterior part. Ventral cephalic plate is present. Primary clavae club-shaped. Secondary clavae dome-shaped. The genital ducts of the...
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Published in Marine tardigrades (Heterotardigrada) from Senghor Seamount, Eastern Tropical Atlantic, with the description of two new species from the taxon Stygarctidae, pp. 333-358 in ZooKeys, 1295, 333-358, 2026.
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October 27, 2026 (v1)Taxonomic treatmentOpen
Phaeocollybia dingjieensis R. Y. Li & S. M. Tang sp. nov. Figs 2 A – C, 3 A, 3 B, 4 Chinese name. 定结暗金钱菌 (Ding Jie An Jin Qian Jun). Etymology. The specific epithet “dingjieensis” refers to Dingjie County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, where the holotype was collected. Diagnosis. Phaeocollybia dingjieensis is distinguished by a light orange...
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Published in Morphology and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new species and a new record of Phaeocollybia (Agaricales, Hymenogastraceae) from southwestern China, pp. 215-238 in MycoKeys, 142, 215-238, 2026.
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