Taxonomic features of B. paranguensis sp. nov. A parthenogenetic female with lateral antennae (LA), gastric glands (gg), an U-shape sinus (us) B anterior dorsal and ventral spines taken by LM and SEM C lorica with an orange peel like surface D foot aperture E lateral antenna (see arrow) F SEM microphotographs of the female, ventral plate and G dorsal plate and H male. Scale bars: 50 µm (A, B, D, F, G, H), 10 µm (C, E). All females from sample collected in June 27, 2015. Males from cultures obtained from females collected in the volcanic maar Rincón de Parangueo.

 
 
  Part of: Guerrero-Jiménez G, Vannucchi PE, Silva-Briano M, Adabache-Ortiz A, Rico-Martínez R, Roberts D, Neilson R, Elías-Gutiérrez M (2019) Brachionus paranguensis sp. nov. (Rotifera, Monogononta), a member of the L group of the Brachionus plicatilis complex. ZooKeys 880: 1-23. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.880.28992