A new species of Turbanellidae (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from Jamaica, with a key to species of Paraturbanella. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2018 The study falls within the framework of a wider research programme aimed at investigating the gastrotrich diversity of the Tropical North-Western Atlantic (TNWA). A new macrodasyidan gastrotrich is described from fine-medium sand collected at Duncans Bay,
Zotto MD, Leasi F, Todaro MA.
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An Integrated Morphological and Molecular Approach to the Description and Systematisation of a Novel Genus and Species of Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha). [PDF]
PLoS One, 2015 Background Gastrotricha systematics is in a state of flux mainly due to the conflicts between cladistic studies base on molecular markers and the classical systematisation based on morphological traits.
Todaro MA, Dal Zotto M, Leasi F.
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Fauna Europaea: Gastrotricha. [PDF]
Biodivers Data J, 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 ...
Balsamo M +7 more
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Reproductive system of the genus Crasiella (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) [PDF]
Helgoland Marine Research, 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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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,
Campos A, Garraffoni ARS.
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Gastrotricha: a marine sister for a freshwater puzzle. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2012 Background: Within an evolutionary framework of Gastrotricha Marinellina flagellata and Redudasys fornerise bear special interest, as they are the only Macrodasyida that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. Notwithstanding, these rare animals are poorly known;
Todaro MA +6 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]
Sci Rep, 2019 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.
Garraffoni ARS +4 more
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A new marine gastrotrich from the State of São Paulo (Brazil), with a key to species of Pseudostomella (Gastrotricha, Thaumastodermatidae). [PDF]
Zookeys, 2012 In previous papers, faunistic and preliminary taxonomic data on the gastrotrich communities along the coastline of the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro were reported; among the over 40 records, the occurrence of several species new to ...
Todaro MA.
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Neuromuscular study of early branching Diuronotus aspetos (Paucitubulatina) yields insights into the evolution of organs systems in Gastrotricha. [PDF]
Zoological Lett, 2016 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 N, Worsaae K.
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A new non-naked species of Ptychostomella (Gastrotricha) from Brazil. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2013 A new species of marine Gastrotricha from Brazil is described and discussed. Ptychostomella lamelliphora sp. n. is one of the several new taxa that were found during an extensive survey of the gastrotrich fauna carried out in 2002 and 2003 along the ...
Todaro MA.
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