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Armenteros, M.; Ruiz-Abierno, A.; Vincx, M.; Decraemer, W. (2009). A morphometric analysis of the genus Terschellingia (Nematoda: Linhomoeidae) with redefinition of the genus and key to the species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 89(6): 1257-1267.
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Armenteros, M.; Ruiz-Abierno, A.; Vincx, M.; Decraemer, W.
2009
A morphometric analysis of the genus Terschellingia (Nematoda: Linhomoeidae) with redefinition of the genus and key to the species
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
89(6): 1257-1267
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NeMys doc_id: 17854
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The cosmopolitan and often ecologically dominant genus Terschellingia (Nematoda: Linhomoeidae), with 38 nominal species, is taxonomically a problematic taxon. Its species show high morphological plasticity, possess few diagnostic characters and identification keys are lacking. A revision of the genus was carried out based on morphological and morphometric data from the literature and from observations of specimens collected in Cienfuegos Bay, Caribbean Sea, Cuba. The diagnosis of the genus Terschellingia is emended. Of the current 38 nominal species, 15 are considered as valid species based on morphological characters related to size and position of amphidial fovea, presence/position of cephalic and cervical setae, presence/size/shape of pharyngeal bulb, shape of spicular apparatus and shape of tail. Tabular and pictorial keys were provided based on these characters. Three sympatric species: T. communis, T. gourbaultae and T. longicaudata were redescribed based on recently collected Cuban specimens. Each of them showed relatively large differences in body size in comparison with the respective type specimens, suggesting possible variation due to local environmental differences. The highest intraspecific variation pertains for the most widely spread cosmopolitan species T. longicaudata, suggesting that morphological plasticity enhanced adaptation to different environmental conditions. The notable taxonomic inflation within the genus (14 species inquirendae, 9 junior synonyms), probably also present in other highly specious genera of marine nematodes, can lead to an overestimation of the alpha-diversity.
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Terschellingia de Man, 1888 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia antonovi Filipjev, 1922 accepted as Terschellingia longicaudata de Man, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia austenae Guo & Zhang, 2000 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia baltica Schulz, 1932 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia baylisi Allgén, 1959 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia brevicauda Ott, 1972 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia capitata Vitiello, 1969 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia claviger Wieser, 1956 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia communis de Man, 1888 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia distalamphida Juario, 1974 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia elegans Gagarin & Thanh, 2003 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia exilis Cobb, 1898 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia falklandiae Allgén, 1959 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia gerlachi Inglis, 1968 accepted as Terschellingia longicaudata de Man, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia glabricutis Platonova, 1971 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia gourbaultae Austen, 1989 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia heteroseta Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1950 accepted as Terschellingia longicaudata de Man, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia heterospiculum Allgén, 1933 accepted as Terschellingia communis de Man, 1888 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia lissa Timm, 1962 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia longicaudata de Man, 1907 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia longisoma Gagarin & Thanh, 2006 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia longispiculata Wieser & Hopper, 1967 accepted as Terschellingia longicaudata de Man, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia longissimicaudata Timm, 1962 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia magna Timm, 1962 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia major Huang & Zhang, 2005 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia maldivensis (Gerlach, 1963) Austen, 1989 (status source)
Terschellingia minima Platonova, 1971 (status source)
Terschellingia monohystera Wieser & Hopper, 1967 accepted as Terschellingia communis de Man, 1888 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia mora Gerlach, 1956 accepted as Terschellingia communis de Man, 1888 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia papillata Gerlach, 1955 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia parva Vitiello, 1969 accepted as Terschellingia communis de Man, 1888 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia paxi Schneider, 1939 (status source)
Terschellingia polaris Cobb, 1914 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia pontica Filipjev, 1918 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia similis Allgén, 1933 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia sulfidrica Pastor de Ward, 1989 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia supplementa Tchesunov, 1978 accepted as Terschellingia longicaudata de Man, 1907 (source of synonymy)
Terschellingia vestigia Gerlach, 1963 (taxonomy source)
Terschellingia viridis Timm, 1961 (taxonomy source)

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