Fig. 9
Mesobiotus skanensis sp. nov. (a,c) holotype specimen 22–163-1, DIC photo of live animal in water; (b,d) specimen 22–159 in water, DIC; (e) paratype specimen 22-118af in Hoyer’s medium, phase contrast. (a) whole body; (b) whole body with a focus on the dorsal body cuticle; (c) ventral body cuticle; (d,e) dorsal body cuticle. The white flat arrowheads indicate examples of the patches of medium-sized granules that appeared present on the body cuticle; the black flat arrowheads indicate examples of individual granules present between the granule patches.
