Aponema bathyalis Kovalyev & Miljutina, 2009, sp. n. ...

Aponema bathyalis sp. n. Table 1, Fig 2 A–D, Fig 5 C Type material. Holotype: male, slide No D-1/14. Paratypes: 4 males, slides Nos from D-1/15-1 to D-1/15-4, 5 females, slides Nos from D-1/15-5 to D-1/ 15-9. Type locality. White Sea, Kandalaksha Bay, 66° 25’ N, 34° 22’ E. Depth 270 m. collected 27....

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Main Authors: Kovalyev, Shota V., Miljutina, Maria A.
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Published: Zenodo 2009
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5673964
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Summary:Aponema bathyalis sp. n. Table 1, Fig 2 A–D, Fig 5 C Type material. Holotype: male, slide No D-1/14. Paratypes: 4 males, slides Nos from D-1/15-1 to D-1/15-4, 5 females, slides Nos from D-1/15-5 to D-1/ 15-9. Type locality. White Sea, Kandalaksha Bay, 66° 25’ N, 34° 22’ E. Depth 270 m. collected 27.07.1998. Other collections on 15.10.1998, 31.05.1999 and 24.11.1999. Etymology. The name bathyalis means “from bathyal area of the sea”. Description. Body slender, cylindrical in males (fig. 2D), more spindle-shaped in females. Cuticle seems to be almost smooth, transversely striated in the anterior part of the body and in tail region. Head 4.5–5.0 μm long, offset by a slight cervical constriction. Amphidial fovea monospiral, almost oval, 5.0–5.5 μm wide (63–83 % of corresponding body diameter) in males, 4–5 μm (50–71 % of c. b. d.) in females, with protruding corpus gelatum (fig. 2A), situated 9–12 μm from the front end in males, 8.5–15 μm in females. Oral opening surrounded by circle of six inconspicuous inner ... : Published as part of Kovalyev, Shota V. & Miljutina, Maria A., 2009, A review of the genus Aponema Jensen, 1978 (Nematoda: Microlaimidae) with description of three new species, pp. 56-68 in Zootaxa 2077 on pages 59-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.187255 ...