Scientific report on the Belgian Expedition to the Great Barrier Reef in 1967. Nematodes XIV. Prototricoma dherdei sp. nov. and Desmolorenzenia cooleni sp. nov. with a discussion of the genus Prototricoma Timm (Nematoda, Desmoscolecida)
Decraemer, W. (1978). Scientific report on the Belgian Expedition to the Great Barrier Reef in 1967. Nematodes XIV. Prototricoma dherdei sp. nov. and Desmolorenzenia cooleni sp. nov. with a discussion of the genus Prototricoma Timm (Nematoda, Desmoscolecida). Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Bel. 107(3-4): 109-123
In: Annales de la Société Royale Zoologique de Belgique = Annalen van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Dierkunde. Société Royale Zoologique de Belgique: Bruxelles. ISSN 0771-5528, more
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| Keywords |
Classification > Taxonomy
Reefs > Biogenic deposits > Coral reefs
Taxa > Species > New taxa > New species
Desmolorenzenia cooleni Decraemer, 1978 [WoRMS]; Prototricoma dherdei Decraemer, 1978 [WoRMS]
ISEW, Great Barrier Reef [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Abstract |
Two new species are described: Desmolorenzenia cooleni sp. nov. characterized by the very small body length and by the head shape, with the extreme anterior border provided with six fine labial setaePrototricoma dherdei sp. nov. characterized by its habit, the head shape, anteriorly tapered to a narrow truncated end and by the shape of the spicules in males. The genusPrototricoma is discussed. A redescription is given of the type species Prototricoma longicauda. |
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