Macrotrachela jankoi sp.nov. Iakovenko 2015
Macrotrachela jankoi, dorsoventral view.
Macrotrachela jankoi, creeping specimen; dorsoventral view. The transverse muscles are very thick in this species.
Macrotrachela jankoi, another creeping specimen; showing the thick transverse muscles and the bright orange stomach.
Macrotrachela jankoi; left image: head with characteristic upper lip. Right image: head of creeping specimen, focus plane on the rostral lamella.
Macrotrachela jankoi; two aspects of the foot. Left image: foot with 3 toes and two short spurs. The arrowheads point to two conspicuous folds. Right image: brightfield image showing the footglands and the shape of the spurs with an interspace.
Macrotrachela jankoi; trophi with dental formula 2/2.
Location: Squa Island (Argentine Islands pelago)
Habitat: Soil

Samples provided by courtesy of Dr. N. Iakovenko (Ostrava; Czech Republic) and Dr. K. Janko (Libechov, Czech Republic).

Identification by courtesy of Dr. N. Iakovenko (Ostrava; Czech Republic).

Date: 18.01.2013
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