Abstract
The free-living marine nematode Dracognomus simplex (Gerlach, 1954) Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The morphology of males and females is described and illustrated in detail. In addition to the typical and modified adhesion tubes, a new type of posterior adhesion tube was discovered. A neotype is proposed for Dracognomus simplex, and D. simplex sensu Decraemer & Gourbault, 1986 is renamed as Dracognomus americanum n. sp. Additionally, a key toward the Dracognomus species is proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 303-311 |
| Journal | Journal of Nematology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
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Keywords
- epsilonematidae
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Karssen, G., & van Aelst, A. C. (2002). SEM observations on the marine nematode Dracognomus simplex (Gerlach, 1954) Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 (Draconematidae: Prochaetosomatinae). Journal of Nematology, 34, 303-311.