Abstract The first new species of tardigrade in the family Echiniscoididae from the west coast of America is presented with an integrative description. Echiniscoides rugostellatus n. sp. was found on barnacles from a piling, in the Straits of Juan Fuca, Puget Sound, Port Townsend, Washington, USA. The new species is named after its granulated dorsal cuticle and the star-shaped tip of its internal and external cirri. The new species is separated from all other Echiniscoides by its granulated cuticle with flat patches, the number of claws on the legs of the adult and the structure of the buccal cirri.

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Echiniscoides rugostellatus 一种来自美国华盛顿的新海洋缓步动物（Heterotardigrada：Echiniscoidea：Echiniscoididae：Echiniscoidinae）

摘要 综合描述了美洲西海岸蝾螈科缓步动物的第一个新种。Echiniscoides rugostellatus n. sp. 发现于美国华盛顿州汤森港普吉特湾胡安富卡海峡的一个桩上的藤壶上。这个新物种以其颗粒状的背部角质层和内部和外部卷毛的星形尖端命名。这个新物种与所有其他 Echiniscoides 的区别在于其带有扁平斑块的颗粒状角质层、成虫腿上的爪子数量以及颊部卷毛的结构。