Leptonemella species (Desmodoridae, Stilbonematinae), benthic marine nematodes with ectosymbiotic bacteria, from littoral sand of the North Sea island of Sylt: Taxonomy and ecological aspects

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 118-131

  Riemann, Franz ^a   Thiermann, Frank ^b   Bock, Lars ^b  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bionomics; Leoptonemella spp. (Nematoda, Desmodoridae); Pseudohermaphrodites; Sulfide oxidizing ectosymbiotic bacteria; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE; SYMBIONT; TAXONOMY; ZOOBENTHOS;

GERMANY; NORTH SEA;

DESMODORIDAE; LEPTONEMELLA; LEPTONEMELLA APHANOTHECAE; LEPTONEMELLA GORGO; LEPTONEMELLA VICINA; NEMATODA; POLYCHAETA; STILBONEMATINAE;

EID: 0043068256     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-003-0149-z     Document Type: Article

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