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The deep-sea nematode Thalassomonhystera bathislandica sp. nov. and microhabitats of nematodes in flocculent surface sediments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

F. Riemann
F. Riemann
Affiliation:
Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar und Meeresforschung, D-27568 Bremerhaven, Germany
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Thalassomonhystera bathislandica sp. nov. (Nematoda: Monhysteridae) was found in abundance in a few gelatinous phytodetritus aggregates collected from the surface of bottom sediments in the north-eastern Atlantic at depths of about 4000 m. The new species resembles T. islandica (De Coninck, 1943), an inhabitant of saltmarshes. Viscous detrital aggregates, including sediment agglutinations made by the nematodes themselves, are perceived as the preferred habitats of nematode species in fluffy surficial muds. It is suggested that physical constraints prevent nematodes from a fast invasion into freshly sedimented, loose detritus deposits.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 75 , Issue 3 , August 1995 , pp. 715 - 724
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1995

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