taxonID	type	description	language	source
C79ABF49FC12CCEED17B6DD8B7AFD59D.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Florarctus with smooth dorsal cuticle; six alae with continuous caestus; frontal ala with no caestus; antero-lateral alae caestus with small projection at levels of leg I and II and developed projection at posterior end; postero-lateral alae caestus with parallelogram-shaped projection at posterior end; caudal ala divided into four lobes; caudal alae caestus with pair of small projections; longitudinally elongate secondary clava with internally directed weak swelling.	en	Fujimoto, Shinta (2015): Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada, Arthrotardigrada) of Oura Bay, Okinawajima, Ryukyu Islands, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 483: 149-166, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936
C79ABF49FC12CCEED17B6DD8B7AFD59D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet, wunai, is a Ryukyuan word for " sister " (Nakamoto 1981) referring to the new species as a sister of Florarctus antillensis Van der Land, 1968, a species with similar morphology.	en	Fujimoto, Shinta (2015): Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada, Arthrotardigrada) of Oura Bay, Okinawajima, Ryukyu Islands, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 483: 149-166, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936
60B2A3F543E3206113BD56759A2489AA.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Halechiniscus with cephalic region consisting of antero-medial lobe and dorsal lobe; median cirrus inserted on long robust cirrophore; dorsal internal cirrus inserted on robust cirrophore; ventral external cirrus inserted on short cirrophore; lateral cirrus and primary clava inserted on large lateral cirrophore; large scapular process with flat oval tip; cirrus E with proximal portion with distal dark portion and distal flagellum; bipartite leg I sense organ; large, unsegmented legs II and III sense organs; papillate leg IV sense organ; all claws with calcar.	en	Fujimoto, Shinta (2015): Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada, Arthrotardigrada) of Oura Bay, Okinawajima, Ryukyu Islands, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 483: 149-166, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936
60B2A3F543E3206113BD56759A2489AA.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet, churakaagii, is a Ryukyuan word for " beautiful woman " (Tojo 1930) referring to the well-defined cephalic morphology of the new species.	en	Fujimoto, Shinta (2015): Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada, Arthrotardigrada) of Oura Bay, Okinawajima, Ryukyu Islands, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 483: 149-166, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936
92B4858E6BEF1971AED8D9E9179A61F6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Halechiniscus with no distinct cephalic lobes; only lateral cirrus and primary clava inserted on cirrophore; laterally protruded arched, double processes with acute tips at level of leg I; unsegmented cirrus E; bipartite leg I sense organ; unsegmented legs II and III sense organs; papillate leg IV sense organ; claws of internal digits with dorsal spur.	en	Fujimoto, Shinta (2015): Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada, Arthrotardigrada) of Oura Bay, Okinawajima, Ryukyu Islands, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 483: 149-166, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936
92B4858E6BEF1971AED8D9E9179A61F6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet, yanakaagii, is a Ryukyuan word for " ugly woman " (Tojo 1930) referring to dirty appearance of the holotype.	en	Fujimoto, Shinta (2015): Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada, Arthrotardigrada) of Oura Bay, Okinawajima, Ryukyu Islands, with descriptions of three new species. ZooKeys 483: 149-166, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.483.8936
