New free-living nematode species and records (Chromadorea: Plectida and Desmodorida) from the edge and axis of Kermadec Trench, Southwest Pacific Ocean

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Author: Leduc, Daniel
• Other Authors: NIWA’s Coasts and Oceans Centre Research Programme, European Research Council Advanced Grant, HADES-ERC Trench Project, National Science Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ 2021
• Subjects: Pacific; South Sandwich Trench; Weddell; Weddell Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12037; https://peerj.com/articles/12037.pdf; https://peerj.com/articles/12037.xml; https://peerj.com/articles/12037.html

One new nematode species is described and two new species records are provided from the edge (6,080 m depth) and axis (7,132 m) of Kermadec Trench, Southwest Pacific. Leptolaimus hadalis sp. nov. is characterised by medium body 587–741 μm long, labial region not offset from body contour, inconspicuo...