A synopsis of knowledge, zoogeography and an online interactive map of Brazilian marine gastrotrichs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Information regarding the records of Brazilian marine gastrotrichs is presented. We systematized and organized the existing information associated with approximately 23 species (belonging to the genera Aspidiophorus, Chaetonotus, Crasiella, Dactylopodola,
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Evolutionary Implications of the microRNA- and piRNA Complement of Lepidodermella squamata (Gastrotricha) [PDF]
Noncoding RNA, 2019 Gastrotrichs—’hairy bellies’—are microscopic free-living animals inhabiting marine and freshwater habitats. Based on morphological and early molecular analyses, gastrotrichs were placed close to nematodes, but recent phylogenomic analyses have suggested ...
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A New Species of Paraturbanella Remane, 1927 (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from the Brazilian Coast, and the Molecular Phylogeny of Turbanellidae Remane, 1926 [PDF]
, 2020 The family Turbanellidae includes Paraturbanella and five other genera. Despite the fact that the monophyly of these genera were not satisfactorily tested, species belonging to the genus Paraturbanella are distinguished from turbanellids by sharing a ...
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Reproductive system of the genus Crasiella (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) [PDF]
, 2011 Crasiella diplura from Sweden and Crasiella sp. from Italy were studied alive and with transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The two species are simultaneous hermaphrodites and share the same reproductive system lay-out: paired ovaries extend along the
Balsamo, M. +3 more
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Not too big for its mouth: direct evidence of a macrodasyidan gastrotrich preyed in nature by a dileptid ciliate [PDF]
, 2022 Nearly ubiquitous and usually speciose in most aquatic habitats, the meiofaunal-sized gastrotrichs are recognized as an important component of marine and freshwater ecosystems.
Luporini, P., Todaro, M. A.
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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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A bibliography of works for the identification of freshwater invertebrates in the British Isles [PDF]
, 1979 This bibliography covers the literature up to the end of 1978. The criteria used in the selection of references were that they should aid identification of invertebrates directly; thus, works solely concerned with the taxonomy of a particular group are ...
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First records of Gastrotricha from South Africa, with description of a new species of Halichaetonotus (Chaetonotida, Chaetonotidae) [PDF]
, 2011 During a survey of the biota of the St. Lucia Estuary in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa, a number of Gastrotricha were found among samples of meiofauna.
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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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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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