Tardigrades of North Carolina

Scientific Name:		Family:	Order:	Class:

View PDF	Pilatobiidae Members:	1 NC Records
Pilatobius n. species - No Common Name

Habitus, PC Photo L. Kaczmarek

Taxonomy

Class: Eutardigrada	Order: Parachela	Family: Pilatobiidae	Subfamily: Pilatobiiinae	Checklist Number: 1380.0
Taxonomic Comments: This is a presumptive new species discovered in the GSMNP. It is very similar to P. burti, but cuticle with punctation.
Species Notes: Terrestrial. Only known from Great Smokies Mountains National Park. Requires fresh specimens for complete description.

Identification

Online resources:

Online Photographs: Google, GBIF

Species Description: Needs further study.

Body Length: Unknown.

Key Characters: Needs further study, but cuticle with punctations.

ID Requirements: Identifiable only by close inspection of key characters or by DNA analysis.

Distribution in North Carolina


Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Lichen on Frazier fir tree.

Abundance: Very rare, only known from one specimen in Bartels' GSMNP collection.

Diet: Microbivore.

Reproduction: Smooth eggs deposited in exuvium.

Observation Methods: PC and DIC.

Photo Gallery for Pilatobius n. species - No common name		Photos: 5
	Recorded by: Bartels on 2001-07-20 Swain Co. Comment: anterior cuticle, PC Photo L. Kaczmarek	Recorded by: Bartels on 2001-07-20 Swain Co. Comment: Claws IiI, PC Photo L. Kaczmarek
	Recorded by: Bartels on 2001-07-20 Swain Co. Comment: Claws IV, PC Photo L. Kaczmarek	Recorded by: Bartels on 2001-07-20 Swain Co. Comment: Claws I and II and buccal apparatus, PC Photo L. Kaczmarek
	Recorded by: Bartels on 2001-07-20 Swain Co. Comment: Habitus, PC Photo L. Kaczmarek

Photo Gallery for Pilatobius n. species - No common name