title: Two new tardigrade species from Romania (Eutardigrada: Milnesiidae, Macrobiotidae), with some remarks on secondary sex characters in Milnesium dornensis sp. nov.
abstract: In two moss and lichen samples collected in Romania, two new eutardigrade species were found. Milnesium dornensis sp. nov. belongs to the granulatum group and differs from most of other species in this group mainly by having a different claw configuration ([3-3]-[3-3]) and by some morphometric characters. Minibiotus diversus sp. nov. is very similar to M. gumersindoi Guil & Guidetti, 2005 and M. weglarskae Michalczyk et al., 2005, but differs from these and other congeners by the cuticular pore arrangement and morphometric characters of both adults and eggs. Males and females of the newly described Milnesium species differ not only by the shape and structure of claws I, but also by other morphometric characters. Males of Milnesium dornensis sp. nov. are smaller, more slender, have shorter papillae and relatively longer claws on legs III-IV.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, no. 20A Carol I Bd., 700505 Iași, Romania.; Email: danieladrian.ciobanu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel Adrian
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Ciobanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.; Email: mil.roszkowska@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roszkowska
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Taxonomy and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland. Laboratorio de Ecología Natural y Aplicada de Invertebrados, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Campus Principal Km 2.1/2 via a Napo (Paso Lateral) Puyo, Pastaza, Ecuador. Prometeo researcher; Email: kaczmar@amu.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Łukasz
authors.initials: Ł
authors.lastname: Kaczmarek
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D012383:Romania; D058467:Tardigrada / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development