Neuromuscular study of early branching Diuronotus aspetos (Paucitubulatina) yields insights into the evolution of organs systems in Gastrotricha [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Diuronotus is one of the most recently described genera of Paucitubulatina, one of the three major clades in Gastrotricha. Its morphology suggests that Diuronotus is an early branch of Paucitubulatina, making it a key taxon for understanding ...
Bekkouche, Nicolas Tarik +1 more
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Marine Gastrotricha from the Belgian coast: species list and distribution [PDF]
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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Freshwater Invertebrates of Southwestern South America: Diversity, Biogeography, and Threats [PDF]
This chapter reviews the current state of knowledge of invertebrates of rivers, lakes, and wetlands in western South America, from southern Peru to the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile.
Fierro, Pablo +2 more
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First Investigation of the marine gastrotrich fauna from the waters of North Tunisia, with the description of a new species of Halichaetonotus (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotida) [PDF]
Gastrotrichs (hairy bellies) are microscopic, acoelomate worms that live in freshwater and marine environments and represent one of the significant components of the meiobenthic communities.
El Cafsi, M'hamed +4 more
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First description of a freshwater species of Gastrotricha (Chaetonotida:Chaetonotidae) from an island of vulcanic rocks [PDF]
Orientadores: André Rinaldo Senna Garraffoni, Thiago Quintão AraújoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de BiologiaResumo: A grande maioria dos organismos meiofaunais possuem uma capacidade limitada de locomoverem-se a ...
Machado, Danilo Reali Ponciano, 1984-
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Checklist Of Gastrotricha From Mato Grosso Do Sul State, Brazil [PDF]
Neste estudo é apresentada uma lista atualizada das espécies de Gastrotricha que ocorrem nos corpos de água do estado de Mato Grosso do Sul. A grande maioria das espécies de Gastrotricha pertence a Chaetonotidae (quatro gêneros, nove espécies), seguida ...
André Rinaldo Senna, Garraffoni
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Molecular characterization of microbial communities in the Sundays and Swartkops estuaries impacted by anthropogenic activities [PDF]
Anthropogenic activities are of concern in estuarine systems as they are the main source of water degradation. Water pollution in estuaries is indicated by eutrophication and the presence of pathogens and bacterial indicators which affect biodiversity ...
Kgomokhumo, Tlhoafalang Evah
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Volume 2, Chapter 4-2: Invertebrates: Sponges, Gastrotrichs, Nemerteans, and Flatworms [PDF]
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/bryo-ecol-subchapters/1076/thumbnail ...
Glime, Janice M.
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Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology [PDF]
Meiofauna are small organisms ranging 30–500 μm in body size, inhabiting marine sediments and other substrata all over the world, even the most extreme ones. We can find many different meiofaunal species in a very small handful of sediment, with the most
Sandulli Roberto, Semprucci Federica
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Expanding the taxonomic catalog of Brazilian meiofauna: diversity and distribution of the neglected phyla Tardigrada, Gastrotricha, and Kinorhyncha [PDF]
Meiofauna is a guild of microscopic organisms (delimited by the mesh width of two sieves, upper 500 μm and lower 44 μm) that inhabit the sediment grains and periphyton of aquatic environments (both freshwater and marine).
André R.S. Garraffoni +6 more
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