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Leptepsilonema santii sp.n. from Spain and data on the variability of L. filiforme (Nemata, Epsilonematidae)
Gourbault, N.; Decraemer, W. (1995). Leptepsilonema santii sp.n. from Spain and data on the variability of L. filiforme (Nemata, Epsilonematidae). Hydrobiologia 310(1): 79-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00008185
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
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Keywords
    Aquatic communities > Benthos > Meiobenthos
    Aquatic organisms > Marine organisms > Aquatic animals > Marine invertebrates
    Biology > Organism morphology > Animal morphology
    Classification > Taxonomy
    Distribution records
    New records
    Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
    Nematoda [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    MARINE NEMATODES; EPSILONEMATIDAE; LEPTEPSILONEMA; TAXONOMY; NEW SPECIES
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  • Gourbault, N.
  • Decraemer, W., more
Abstract
    The genusLeptepsilonema is recorded for the first time from the Mediterranean:L. santii sp.n. is characterised by a slender body with a large number of annules (122–128). Cuticular ornamentation with clear ridges and a lateral field of small thorns on both sides of the anteriormost annules are also typical as well as the number and arrangement of copulatory thorns (2–3 pairs, 2 fields), the shape and length (49–58 µm) of spicules in males.L. filiforme is recorded from New Caledonia; specimens largely resemble the original types but are larger. The variability of some morphological structures is discussed.
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