Thalassomonhystera molloyensis Tchesunov et Miljutina, sp. n. ...

Thalassomonhystera molloyensis Tchesunov et Miljutina sp. n. Table 1, Figs 5 & 6 Material. One holotype male, four paratype males and two paratype females. The slides are deposited in the nematode collection of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Type loc...

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Main Authors: Tchesunov, Alexei V., Miljutina, Maria A.
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Published: Zenodo 2005
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5658421
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5658421
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Summary:Thalassomonhystera molloyensis Tchesunov et Miljutina sp. n. Table 1, Figs 5 & 6 Material. One holotype male, four paratype males and two paratype females. The slides are deposited in the nematode collection of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Type locality. Arctic Ocean, area between Greenland and Svalbard, 79°8.2'N & 02°53.6'E, depth 5569 m (Molloy Deep), silt, 16 August, 2000. Etymology. Species name molloyensis is referred to the geographic area where the species was collected. Description. Body small and slender, elongate spindle­shaped. Cuticle thin and smooth. Cephalic end narrowed. Labial region set off slightly with labial sensilla as tiny papillae. Outer labial and cephalic setae very short, nearly equal and jointed in one crown of ten setae 1.5–2.0 µm long (23–30% c.b.d. in males, 23–25% c.b.d. in females). Amphid circular, sometimes with slightly asymmetrical central spot, with distinct uninterrupted cuticular edging. In males, amphids are ... : Published as part of Tchesunov, Alexei V. & Miljutina, Maria A., 2005, Three new minute nematode species of the superfamily Monhysteroidea from Arctic Abyss, pp. 19-32 in Zootaxa 1051 on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.169981 ...