A NEW MARINE TARDIGRADE, BATILLIPES-CRASSIPES SP-NOV, FROM THE JAPAN SEA (TARDIGRADA, ARTHROTARDIGRADA, BATILLIPEDIDAE)

This paper contains the description of a new marine Arthrotardigrada B atillipes crassipes sp.nov., living in the sand of the supralittoral z one of Furughelm Island (Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea). The characte ristic features of the new species are: broadened femurs on legs IV, u ndivided clavae, the location of cirrus E at the level of leg IV and t he absence of pairs of smooth lateral projections at this level. Both B. gilmartini and B. pennaki have a type of legs IV similar to that of B. crassipess, but they have smooth lateral projections of the body a t level of legs IV.