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Nematodes from saline and freshwater lakes of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica, including the description of Hypodontolaimus antarcticus sp. n
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Andrassy, Istvan and Gibson, JAE, Nematodes from saline and freshwater lakes of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica, including the description of Hypodontolaimus antarcticus sp. n, Polar Biology, 30, (6) pp. 669-678. ISSN 0722-4060 (2007) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1007/s00300-006-0224-4
Abstract
The invertebrate fauna of many Antarctic ice-free areas, even those close to permanent research stations, can be poorly known. Here we describe some nematodes from freshwater and saline, marine-derived lakes of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica. The freshwater lakes contained the widespread East Antarctic endemic species, Plectus frigophilus Kirjanova, 1958. The saline lakes were inhabited by two recently described species, Halomonhystera halophila Andrássy, 2006 and Halomonhystera continentalis Andrássy, 2006, and by a new species described in this report, Hypodontolaimus antarcticus sp. n. Originally marine but now brackish Highway Lake contained a nematode fauna with both freshwater and marine-derived components. The nematode fauna of Antarctica now consists of 54 named species, 22 of which are found in East Antarctica.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Biological Sciences |
| Research Group: | Evolutionary Biology |
| Research Field: | Biogeography and Phylogeography |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
| Objective Field: | Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |
| UTAS Author: | Gibson, JAE (Dr John Gibson) |
| ID Code: | 43218 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 14 |
| Deposited By: | IASOS |
| Deposited On: | 2006-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2010-06-08 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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