| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; creeping specimen, is characterized by several transversal rows of spines on the trunk segment. (1) | 
									
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										| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; creeping specimen, ventral view, focus plane on the transversal folds of the integument. (1) | 
									
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										| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; creeping specimen, focus plane on the rostrum, detail. (1) | 
									
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										| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; whirling specimen, (still image from a video). (1) | 
									
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										| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; contracted specimen. (1) | 
									
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									  | Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; specimen from another sample (2). In contrast to Macrotrachela zickendrahti this species has spines but no "fins". | 
									
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										| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; specimen from (2). Left: rostrum; right: foot with spurs. | 
									
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										| Macrotrachela multispinosa var. multispinosa; creeping specimen from (2), ventral view. | 
									
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										| Location: Torre del lago P. / Tuskany, Italy; pine forest (1). Mte Perone, Elba, Italy (2), holly oak (Quercus ilex) forest. | 
									
										| Habitat: pine-litter (1); litter (2) | 
									
										| Date: coll. 12.10.2012 / 16.10.2012 (1); 16.09.2013 (2) | 
									
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