Figure 2; The morphology of Milnesium almatyense Tumanov, 2006 adults. A Habitus, PCM; B The pseudoplate arrangement based on adult specimens from population KZ.003, drawing; C SEM photograph of mouth opening; with six, unequal in size peribuccal lamellae, so-called 4+2 configuration; D SEM photograph of claws II with a [2-3] CC and visible accessory points. All the scale bars are given in µm.
Figure 4; The morphology of Milnesium reductum Tumanov, 2006 A Habitus of adult female, PCM; B SEM photograph of mouth opening; with six, unequal in size peribuccal lamellae, so-called 4+2 configuration; C SEM photograph of smooth dorsal cuticle with visible single, complex pseudoplate; D smooth dorsal cuticle, with visible single pseudoplate and faint pseudopores, specimen from KG.013 population, PCM; E smooth dorsal cuticle, with visible single pseudoplate and faint pseudopores, paratype, PCM. All the scale bars are given in µm.
Denis Shcherbakov; Ralph O. Schill; Franz Brümmer; Martin Blum
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Summary[edit] Description: English: Movement behaviour of a tardigrade (Milnesium tardigradum). Date: 16 November 2012, 00:19:05. Source: Denis Shcherbakov; Ralph O. Schill; Franz Brümmer; Martin Blum (2010): Movement behaviour and video tracking of Milnesium tardigradum Doyère, 1840 (Eutardigrada, Apochela). Contributions to Zoology, 79 (1). http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/ctz/vol79/nr01/art02. Author: Denis Shcherbakov; Ralph O. Schill; Franz Brümmer; Martin Blum.
Figure 3; The morphology of Milnesium almatyense Tumanov, 2006 adults cuticle. A Sculptured dorsal cuticle, with visible pseudoplates, specimen from KZ.003 population, PCM; B Sculptured dorsal cuticle, with visible pseudoplates, paratype, PCM; C Dorsal cuticle with visible pseudopores, the same specimens on A from KZ.003 population, PCM; D Dorsal cuticle with visible pseudopores, paratype, PCM. E SEM photograph of dorsal cuticle with visible sculpture and caudal, complex pseudoplate. F SEM photograph of details of sculpture of the dorsal cuticle. The photographs A and C, as well as B and D depict the same specimen and paratype, respectively. All the scale bars are given in µm.
Figure 5; The morphology of claws of Milnesium reductum Tumanov, 2006 A Photograph of hatchlings claws III with a [2-2] CC, PCM; B Photograph of hatchlings claws IV with a [2-2] CC, PCM; C SEM photograph of claws II with a [2-3] CC lacking accessory points; D SEM photograph of tip of primary branch of claws lacking accessory points. All the scale bars are given in µm.
Figure 1; The morphology of Milnesium almatyense Tumanov, 2006 hatchlings, PCM. A Habitus; B Claws II, with the [2-2] CC; C Dorsal cuticle with visible sculpture in form of reticulation. All the scale bars are given in µm.