A new species of symbiotic flatworms, Paracatenula galateia sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Catenulida: Retronectidae) from Belize (Central America)

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 769-777

  Dirks, Ulrich ^a   Gruber Vodicka, Harald R ^a   Leisch, Nikolaus ^a   Sterrer, Wolfgang ^b   Ott, Jörg A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Natural History Museum and Zoo (BAMZ)   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Interstitial meiofauna; intracellular symbiosis; subtidal sand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BODY SHAPE; CHEMOAUTOTROPHY; CORAL REEF; ENDOSYMBIONT; FLATWORM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MEIOFAUNA; MUSCLE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEW SPECIES; SYMBIOSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CARIBBEAN SEA; MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CATENULIDA; PARACATENULA; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 80955143052     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2011.574880     Document Type: Article

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