Platicrista
Genus description from Pilato 1987: “The bucco-pharyngeal apparatus is of the Diphascon model with the apophyses for the insertion of the muscles of the stylets in the shape of ‘very wide and flat ridges’; they are symmetrical with respect to the frontal plane; and with the caudal processes poorly developed and pointing sideways; the furcae have the […]
Pilatobius
Genus description from Bertolani et al. 2014: “The same characters as the subfamily. Remarks: most of the known species with cuticular bars on legs and (or) with a sculptured cuticle.” Citations: Bertolani R, Guidetti R, Marchioro T, Altiero T, Rebecchi L, Cesari M. 2014. Phyloeny of Eutardigrada: New molecular data and their morphological support lead to the […]
Microhypsibius
Genus description from Thulin 1928: “Krallen vom ersten Typus. Placoidenreihen des Schlundkopfes verhältnismässig lang, jede aus drei Macroplacoiden zusammengesetzt. Mundröhre nicht besonders eng, beinahe gerade. Körperoberfläche glatt.” Translated: Claws of the first [Microhysibius] type. Placoid rows of the pharynx relatively long, each composed of three macroplacoids. Buccal tube not particularly narrow, almost straight. Body surface […]
Acutuncus
Genus description from Pilato & Binda 1997: “Hypsibiidae, Hypsibiinae. Dorso-lateral elliptical organs on the head absent. Outer claws of the first three pairs of legs and posterior claws of the hind legs similar to those found in Isohypsibius. Inner claws of the first three pairs of legs and anterior claws of the hind legs conform to […]
Bindius
Genus description from Pilato 2009: “Claws of Hypsibius type. The bucco-pharyngeal apparatus […] is a variant of the Diphascon model (Pilato & Binda, 1983): the bucco-pharyngeal tube is subdivided into a rigid buccal tube and a flexible pharyngeal tube with a spiral thickening; buccal tube without ventral lamina. The dorsal and ventral apophyses for the insertion of the stylet […]
Cryoconicus
Genus description from Zawierucha et al. 2018: “Juveniles light-brown, adults intensely dark-brown. Peribuccal lamellae and papulae absent. Buccal apparatus of the Ramazzottius type, with asymmetrical apophyses for the insertion of the stylet muscles and two macroplacoids; microplacoid and septulum absent. Claws of the Ramazzottius type, but without accessory points. The posterior primary branch almost uniform in diameter from the base to […]
Hebesuncus
Genus description from Pilato 1987: “The bucco-pharyngeal apparatus is of the Diphascon model with the apophyses for the insertion of the muscles of the stylets in the shape of a ‘blunt hook’; the dorsal hook is different in shape and size from the ventral one with consequent asymmetry with respect to the frontal plane; the caudal processes […]
Mixibius
Genus description from Pilato 1992: “Hypsibiidae, organi ellittici sul cap assenti; unghie esterne di tipo Isohypsibius ed interne dello stesso tipo ma un po’modificate in quanto l’angolo fra unghia basale e ramo secondario è un po’maggiore di 90°; apparato bucco-faringeo con tubo boccale rigido, privo di sbarretta di rinforzo ventrale e con una lieve asimmetria rispetto al […]
Itaquascon
Genus description from Pilato 1997: “Claws of the Hypsibius-type; bucco-pharyngeal tube subdivided into an anterior, rigid portion (buccal tube) and a posterior, flexible portion (pharyngeal tube) provided with a spiral thickening. Stylet supports present. Buccal tube, without ventral lamina, clearly longer than the apophyses for the insertion of the muscles of the stylets. Apophyses for the […]
Ramazzottius
Genus description from Binda & Pilato 1986: “Hypsibiidae con unghie di tipo oberhaeuseri; le due diplounghie di ciascuna zampa molto diverse fra loro; apparato bucco-faringeo costruito secondo il modello Hypsibius con tubo boccale rigido e apofisi per l’inserzione dei muscoli degli stiletti ‘ad uncino smussato’ e asimmetriche rispetto al piano frontale; è presente un organo sensoriale ellittico dorsolaterale […]
