Zootaxa, 2009 A new species of Gastrotricha Chaetonotida was found in Denmark: it is the first gastrotrich finding from Danish brackish waters. The diagnostic scales at the dorsal posterior end account for the proposed name Heterolepidoderma caudosquamatum. The morphological affinity of the new species with marine species of the genus supports its marine origin.
Paolo Grilli +2 more
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Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Applied to a New Species Helps Understand the Functioning of the Reproductive Apparatus in Stylet-Bearing Urodasys (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) [PDF]
, 2023 Gastrotrichs are highly diverse and abundant in all aquatic ecosystems; however, they are often overlooked. During a biodiversity survey in Sardinia (Italy), a new species of gastrotrich herein described was discovered.
Cesaretti, Agata +2 more
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Zootaxa, 2016 Gastrotricha are microscopic metazoan animals common to both freshwater and marine environments. A re-examination of Chaetonotus (Primochaetus) veronicae Kånneby, 2013, described from northern Sweden, revealed an important diagnostic character (bifurcated spines) that had been overlooked in the original description (Kånneby 2013).
Małgorzata Kolicka +4 more
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Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology [PDF]
, 2021 Sedimentary habitats cover the vast majority of the ocean floor and constitute the largest ecosystem on Earth. These systems supply fundamental services to human beings, such as food production and nutrient recycling.
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Cryptic species in tropic sands--interactive 3D anatomy, molecular phylogeny and evolution of meiofaunal Pseudunelidae (Gastropoda, Acochlidia) [PDF]
, 2011 Towards realistic estimations of the diversity of marine animals, tiny meiofaunal species usually are underrepresented. Since the biological species concept is hardly applicable on exotic and elusive animals, it is even more important to apply a ...
Jörger, Katharina M. +2 more
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An Introduction to the Study of Gastrotricha, with a Taxonomic Key to Families and Genera of the Group [PDF]
, 2019 Gastrotricha is a group of meiofaunal-sized, free-living invertebrates present in all aquatic ecosystems. The phylum includes over 860 species globally, of which 505 nominal species have been recorded in marine sandy sediments; another 355 taxa inhabit
Barquero, Juan D. +7 more
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New Data on Reproductive System and Spermatozoa Confirm Macrodasys as a Model in Comparative Reproductive Analysis in Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha) [PDF]
, 2022 Gastrotricha Macrodasyida, aquatic worms, are primarily hermaphrodites with internal cross-fertilization and indirect sperm transfer. Insightful information on this matter dates to 1978 and derives from an illuminating work focused on two Macrodasys ...
Balsamo M. +4 more
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Kingdom Animalia, phylum Gastrotricha (hairy-bellied worms) [PDF]
, 2023 The New Zealand Gastrotricha fauna is effectively unknown (Table 10.1; Fig. 10.1). The total number of recorded taxa from the Aotearoa New Zealand region is four genera and four undescribed species from the order Macrodasyida, and one undescribed ...
Todaro M. Antonio
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A comparison of intertidal metazoan biodiversity among different salinity zones of Louisiana coastal marshes [PDF]
, 2022 Tidal marshes are among the most valuable, productive, and vulnerable ecosystems with high biodiversity. Louisiana’s saltmarshes are endangered by natural and man-made stressors, including oil pollution, saltwater intrusion, and land loss due to sea ...
Aker, Benjamin G. +4 more
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Marine Gastrotricha from the Belgian coast: species list and distribution [PDF]
, 1992 A list of thirty seven species of marine gastrotrichs is given, together with their occurrences at seven collection sites along the Belgian coast.
Hummon, M.R. +3 more
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