Molecular phylogenetic position and description of a new genus and species of freshwater Chaetonotidae (Gastrotricha: Chaetonotida: Paucitubulatina), and the annotation of its mitochondrial genome [PDF]
Invertebrate systematicsChaetonotidae is the most diversified family of the entire phylum Gastrotricha; it comprises similar to 430 species distributed across 16 genera. The current classification, established mainly on morphological traits, has been challenged in recent years ...
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A Comparison of Intertidal Metazoan Biodiversity Between Previously Oiled Sheared and Intact Marsh Margins and Between Multiple Salinity Zones in the Coastal Marshes of Louisiana [PDF]
, 2021 Marshes in Louisiana are under threat from numerous natural and anthropogenic sources. A consequence of these threats are sheared marsh margins, which result from the impact of storm surge on previously oiled, weakened marsh. These conditions occurred in
Rayle, Patrick M
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Fauna Europaea: Gastrotricha [PDF]
, 2015 Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including important synonyms) of all living European land and freshwater animals, their geographical distribution at country level (up to the Urals, excluding the Caucasus ...
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An environmental gradient dominates ecological and genetic differentiation of marine invertebrates between the North and Baltic Sea [PDF]
, 2022 Environmental gradients have emerged as important barriers to structuring populations and species distributions. We set out to test whether the strong salinity gradient from the marine North Sea to the brackish Baltic Sea in northern Europe represents an
Brandis, Dirk +7 more
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Integrative taxonomy of a new Redudasys species (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) sheds light on the invasion of fresh water habitats by macrodasyids [PDF]
, 2020 The order Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha) includes over 350 marine species, and only 3 freshwater species (Marinellina flagellata, Redudasys fornerise, R. neotemperatus). Herein we describe a new freshwater species of Macrodasyida, Redudasys brasiliensis sp.
Araujo, Thiago Q. +4 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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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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, 2021 Inland waters, lakes, rivers, and their connected wetlands are the most important and the most vulnerable sources of freshwater on the planet. The ecology of these systems includes biology as well as human populations and civilization.
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Integrative taxonomy of semiplanktonic Gastrotricha species and classification based on total evidence [PDF]
, 2021 Orientador: André Rinaldo Senna GarraffoniDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de BiologiaResumo: Entre os metazoários menos conhecidos, facilmente podemos destacar o filo Gastrotricha, um grupo de microinvertebrados ...
Minowa, Axell Kou, 1995-
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Status of the Italian Freshwater Gastrotricha Biodiversity, with the Creation of an Interactive GIS-Based Web Map [PDF]
Gastrotricha are microscopic benthic animals found in almost all water bodies. To date, over 890 species distributed in 71 genera, 18 families, and two orders are known.
Saponi, Francesco, Todaro, M. A.
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