The state of knowledge on deep-sea nematode taxonomy: How many valid species are known down there?

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-159

  Miljutin, Dmitry M ^a   Gad, Gunnar ^a   Miljutina, Maria M ^a   Mokievsky, Vadim O ^b   Fonseca Genevois, Verônica ^c   Esteves, A M ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c Departamento de Zoologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abyss; Continental slope; Cosmopolitan; Deep sea habitats; Eurybathic; Marine free living nematodes; Valid species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP SEA; FAUNISTICS; NEMATODE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TAXONOMY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

COMESOMATIDAE; DESMOSCOLECIDAE; DRACONEMATIDAE; LEPTOSOMATIDAE (NEMATODES); MONHYSTERIDAE; NEMATODA; OXYSTOMINIDAE; SPHAEROLAIMIDAE; XYALIDAE;

EID: 77955432555     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-010-0041-4     Document Type: Review

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