Genus description from Møbjerg 2020: “Primarily interstitial Echiniscoidinae, with seven to eight, occasionally six or nine, anisonych claws (generally more than six claws on each leg in adults). Epicuticular pillars absent. The dorsal cuticle is strongly sculptured. Cirri A and E are present and relatively short in both sexes. First and second leg sensory structures are small and dome shaped. The third leg sensory structure is a seta, and the fourth leg sensory structure is papillar, as is the primary clava. Secondary clavae (cephalic papilla) are more distinct and appear relatively larger in males than in females. Cephalic papillae may be subdivided into secondary and tertiary clavae. Seminal receptacles are lacking. The anal system appears large, with two wings associated with the lateral lobes. The distance between the anus and the gonopore is larger in females than in males. A small ventral cuticular plate is present in front of the female gonopore (not observed in N. pollocki).”
Citations:
Møbjerg, N., Jørgensen, A. & Kristensen, R.M. (2020) Ongoing revision of Echiniscoididae (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), with the description of a new interstitial species and genus with unique anal structures. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 188 (3), 663–680.
