SEM observations on the marine nematode Dracognomus simplex (Gerlach, 1954) Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 (Draconematidae: Prochaetosomatinae)
Karssen, G.; Van Aelst, A.C. (2002). SEM observations on the marine nematode Dracognomus simplex (Gerlach, 1954) Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 (Draconematidae: Prochaetosomatinae). J. Nematol. 34(4): 303-311
In: Journal of Nematology. Society of Nematologists: College Park, MD, etc.. ISSN 0022-300X, more
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Dracognomus americanum (Decraemer & Gourbault, 1986) Karssen & Van Aelst, 2002 [WoRMS]; Dracognomus simplex (Gerlach, 1954) Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 [WoRMS]; Draconematidae Filipjev, 1918 [WoRMS]; Nematoda [WoRMS]; Prochaetosomatinae [WoRMS]
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Dracognomus americanum n. sp.; Dracognomus simplex; Draconematidae;identification; key; marine nematode; morphology; new species;Prochaetosomatinae; SEM observation; taxonomy |
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- Karssen, G., more
- Van Aelst, A.C.
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| Abstract |
The free-living marine nematode Dracognomus simplex (Gerlach, 1954) Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The morphology of males and females is described and illustrated in detail. In addition to the typical and modified adhesion tubes, a new type of posterior adhesion tube was discovered. A neotype is proposed for Dracognomus simplex, and D. simplex sensu Decraemer & Gourbault, 1986 is renamed as Dracognomus americanum n. sp. Additionally, a key toward the Dracognomus species is proposed. |
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