First record of Loricifera from the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of Rugiloricus manuelae sp nov., (Loricifera, Pliciloricidae)
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First record of Loricifera from the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of Rugiloricus manuelae sp nov., (Loricifera, Pliciloricidae). / Pardos, Fernando; Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg.
In: Helgoland Marine Research, Vol. 67, No. 4, 12.2013, p. 623-638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - First record of Loricifera from the Iberian Peninsula, with the description of Rugiloricus manuelae sp nov., (Loricifera, Pliciloricidae)
AU - Pardos, Fernando
AU - Kristensen, Reinhardt Møbjerg
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Sediment samples were taken along the Cantabric platform (Northern Spain) from 200 to 600 meters depth in October 1990. Forty specimens of loriciferans were sorted out of the samples, of which 38 specimens belong to a new species of Rugiloricus. The new species, R. manuelae sp. nov., was investigated with both light (DIC) and electron microscopy (SEM). Complete descriptions of both adult and larval stages are provided, including mapping of the introvert scalids for both stages. Information from a molting stage with an adult male inside confirms conspecificity of larvae and adults. The presence of a highly reduced postlarval stage leaded to the suggestion of a new modified life cycle for the family Pliciloricidae.
AB - Sediment samples were taken along the Cantabric platform (Northern Spain) from 200 to 600 meters depth in October 1990. Forty specimens of loriciferans were sorted out of the samples, of which 38 specimens belong to a new species of Rugiloricus. The new species, R. manuelae sp. nov., was investigated with both light (DIC) and electron microscopy (SEM). Complete descriptions of both adult and larval stages are provided, including mapping of the introvert scalids for both stages. Information from a molting stage with an adult male inside confirms conspecificity of larvae and adults. The presence of a highly reduced postlarval stage leaded to the suggestion of a new modified life cycle for the family Pliciloricidae.
KW - Loricifera
KW - Meiofauna
KW - Cantabric Sea
KW - Postlarva
KW - Life cycle
U2 - 10.1007/s10152-013-0349-0
DO - 10.1007/s10152-013-0349-0
M3 - Journal article
VL - 67
SP - 623
EP - 638
JO - Helgoland Marine Research
JF - Helgoland Marine Research
SN - 1438-387X
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 119408530