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Two new species of freshwater gastrotrichs are described from rice paddies in Otsu, Shiga, Japan. Lepidodermella acantholepida n. sp. is a medium sized species attaining a length of 145 microum, scales are flattened ovals and similar to those of L ...
Takahito Suzuki, M. Maeda, H. Furuya
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Un cas d'école : l'espèce type du genre Heterolepidoderma Remane (Gastrotriches, Chaetonotidae)
L'annee de description et de publication de la diagnose du genre Heterolepidoderma Remane (Gastrotriches, Chaetonotidae) etant controversee, les auteurs se sont livres a une analyse critique des differentes publications dans lesquelles ce taxon a ete ...
J. D'hondt, Maria Balsamo, Paolo Griili
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A new species of Aspidiophorus (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotidae) from the Swedish west coast
Gastrotricha is a group of small aquatic acoelomate animals with more than 820 species worldwide (Balsamo et al . 2015). The Swedish gastrotrich fauna today comprises 94 nominal species of which 40 are marine and 54 are freshwater (Curini-Galletti et al .
Tobias Kånneby, M. Todaro
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Kånneby, T., Todaro, M. A., Jondelius, U. (2012). Phylogeny of Chaetonotidae and other Paucitubulatina (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida) and the colonization of aquatic ecosystems. —Zoologica Scripta, 42, 88–105.Chaetonotidae is the largest family within Gastrotricha with almost 400 nominal species represented in both freshwater and marine habitats.
Tobias Kånneby, M. Todaro, U. Jondelius
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Gastrotrichs are aquatic microinvertebrates (less than 1 mm long) commonly found in freshwater and marine environments worldwide. The taxonomy of gastrotrichs is mainly based on external morphological characters, such as body shape and size of the ...
Kelly Fernanda Acosta Salgado+2 more
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Most studies of South American freshwater Gastrotricha have focused on the inland waters of Brazil including Sao Paulo State, Mato Grosso do Sul State, and Para State. In this paper, we describe a new genus and species, Cephalionotus kisielewskii gen. et. sp. nov.
A. Garraffoni+4 more
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Abstract Lepidochaetus is a phylogenetically interesting genus, as it represents one of the deepest branching lineages within the highly diverse family Chaetonotidae. Its taxonomy is, however, very complex due to multiple insufficient morphological descriptions, proposed synonymizations, and availability of molecular data for only two species. In the
Františka Križanová+1 more
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Heterolepidoderma is a widely distributed gastrotrich genus encompassing 22 freshwater and 15 marine species. In the present study, two new Heterolepidoderma and four new Heterolepidoderma-like species were discovered in the inland waters of Central ...
Františka Rataj Križanová+1 more
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Two new species of freshwater gastrotrichs are described from a pond in Osaka, Japan. Chaetonotus retiformis n. sp. is a medium size species attaining a length of 180 μm, characterized by a three-lobed head with a single tuft of sensory cilia on each side and small scales with four long spines on the base of each member of the furca.
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FIGURE 22. Chaetonotus (P.) veronicae n. sp. A) Habitus, note the thick furcal branches and the strongly curved spines. B) Dorsal view showing distribution of scales. C) Anterior body showing mouth and shape of pharynx.
Tobias Kånneby
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