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Two new free-living marine nematode species of the genus Paramarylynnia (Chromadorida: Cyatholaimidae) from the Yellow Sea, China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2010

Yong Huang*
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, 1 Hunan Road, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China
Jing Sun
Affiliation:
School of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, 1 Hunan Road, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Y. Huang, School of Life Sciences, Liaocheng University, 1 Hunan Road, Liaocheng, 252059, People's Republic of China email: [email protected]

Abstract

Two new species of free-living marine nematodes Paramarylynnia filicaudata sp. nov. and Paramarylynnia stenocervica sp. nov. from the Yellow Sea, China are described. Paramarylynnia filicaudata sp. nov. is characterized by a homogeneous cuticle with transverse rows of even dots; spicules boat-shaped, swollen in the middle and gradually tapering towards both ends; tail conical with a long filiform terminal portion and without subventral setae on the conical part. Paramarylynnia stenocervica sp. nov. is characterized by the marked narrower anterior part of the neck region; heterogeneous cuticle with transverse rows of punctations and the punctations of anterior contracted portion larger and more widely spaced than the remaining portion; spicules curved and cephalate proximally; gubernaculum boat-shaped, swollen in the middle and gradually tapering towards both ends, five small tubular precloacal supplements.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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