Tholoarctus oleseni Jorgensen, Boesgaard, Mobjerg, & Kristensen 2014

Tholoarctus oleseni Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg, & Kristensen, 2014 N= 8 specimens: 1 female, 4 males, 3 with undetermined sex occurrence: ANDEEP I, ANDEEP-SYSTCO; 1,927–2,997 m bsl. Fig. 11; Supplementary Table 1.12 Short description Tardigrades with slender body and bell-shaped outer epicuticle (Fig. 11A, C). Short primary clavae and large secondary clavae present (Fig. 11A). Sexual dimorphism concerning body size (female is 336 µm long and 79 µm wide, n=1; males are 165–173 µm long and 40 µm wide, n=3) (Fig. 11A compared with Fig. 11C). Sensory organs on each leg present (Fig. 11B, D). Remarks Tardigrades with clear sexual dimorphism in size (mature females are twice as big as males). Short spine-like sensory organ present also on the legs II and III. Outer epicuticle with various levels of inflation so we measured length and width by inner cuticle borders, which corresponded to the original description by Jørgensen et al. (2014).