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Zookeys. 2015 Mar 24;(489):133-44. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.489.7311. eCollection 2015.

Free-living marine nematodes from San Julián Bay (Santa Cruz, Argentina).

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Catalina Pastor de Ward, Virginia Lo Russo, Gabriela Villares, Viviana Milano, Lidia Miyashiro, Renato Mazzanti

Affiliations

  1. Laboratorio de Meiobentos CENPAT-CONICET, Boulevard Brown 2915, U9120ACF, Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
  2. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, sede Puerto Madryn. Boulevard Brown 3051, U9120ACF, Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
  3. Centro de Cómputos CENPAT-CONICET, Boulevard Brown 2915, U9120ACF, Puerto Madryn, Argentina.

PMID: 25878534 PMCID: PMC4395841 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.489.7311

Abstract

The free-living marine nematodes of San Julián Bay dataset is based on sediment samples collected in January 2009 during the project PICT AGENCIA-FONCYT 2/33345-2005. A total of 36 samples have been taken at three locations in the San Julián Bay, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina on the coastal littoral at three tidal levels. This presents a unique and important collection for the nematode benthic biodiversity assessment as this area remains one of the least known regions in Patagonia. In total 10,030 specimens of free-living marine nematodes belonging to 2 classes, 9 orders, 35 families, 78 genera and 125 species were collected. The San Julián city site presented a very high species richness.

Keywords: Chromadorea; Enoplea; Nematoda; South Atlantic

References

  1. Zootaxa. 2013 Feb 07;3613:83-96 - PubMed

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