Deep-sea nematode assemblages of the Clarion-Clipperton Nodule Province (Tropical North-Eastern Pacific)

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Miljutina, Maria A ^a   Miljutin, Dmitry M ^a   Mahatma, Radith ^a   Galéron, Joëlle ^b  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Acantholaimus; Density; Fracture zone; Meiobenthos; Polymetallic nodules; Thalassomonhystera; Theristus discolensis

Indexed keywords

DEEP SEA; DEPOSIT FEEDER; FRACTURE ZONE; JUVENILE; MANGANESE NODULE; MEIOFAUNA; MINING; NEMATODE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ACANTHOLAIMUS; CHROMADORIDAE; MONHYSTERIDAE; NEMATODA; THALASSOMONHYSTERA; THERISTUS; XYALIDAE;

EID: 77349119169     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-009-0029-0     Document Type: Article

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