Micronella
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Ordo: Poduromorpha
Familia: Brachystomellidae
Name
Micronella Arlé, 1959 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Brachystomella Syn. Agren, 1903 ad. part.
- Salmonella Stach 1949 ad. part.
Type species
Brachystomella porcus Denis, 1933.
Diagnosis. Pigmentation absent. Antennae shorter than head diagonal. Ant IV with dorsolateral microsensillum and round subapical organite; apical vesicle simple. Eyes absent. PAO with 6–15 vesicles. Maxilla typical of Brachystomella, with 5–7 teeth. Unguis tooth present or absent; tenent hair acuminated. Ventral tube with 3+3 chaetae. Furcal area delimited by a circular region of primary granulation of the tegument and a set of six chaetae within it. Table 1 summarizes the main characters of the species of the genus.
Species | checayensis Massoud, 1967 | porcus (Denis, 1933) | itacaman sp. n. | longisensilla sp. n. |
Ant IV sensilla | ? | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Shape of sensilla of Ant III organ | curved, opposite sense | “club” | one bilobed, one “club” | “cloverleaf” |
PAO vesicles | 15 | 6–8 | 7–8 | 12–13 |
Ratio ordinary chaetae: sensilla | ? | 1:1.3 | 1:1 | 1:2 |
Serrated chaetae on body | ? | – | + | – |
Unguis tooth | + | – | +† | – |
Type Locality | Peru | Costa Rica | Brazil (southeast) | Brazil (RJ) |