RT Journal Article
T1 Meristoderes zmaj sp. n., a new species of Kinorhyncha (Cyclorhagida: Echinoderidae) from the Adriatic Sea
A1 González Casarrubios, Alberto
A1 Sánchez Santos, Nuria
A1 Cepeda Gómez, Diego
A1 Pardos Martínez, Fernando
AB A new species of the cyclorhagid genus Meristoderes is described. Meristoderes zmaj sp. n. is distinguished from its congeners by its unique arrangement of spines and tubes. It possesses acicular spines on segments 4, 6 and 8 in middorsal position and on segments 6–9 in lateroventral position; and tubes on segment 2 in subdorsal, midlateral and ventrolateral position, on segment 5 in lateroventral position and on segment 10 in laterodorsal position. With the formal description of M. zmaj sp. n., the number of species within the genus is increased to 10. In addition, the appearance of a new species and its accompanying fauna within the North-Eastern Adriatic Sea fauna, extensively studied by Kinorhyncha taxonomists, is discussed.
PB Cambridge University Press
SN 0025-3154
YR 2024
FD 2024-01-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119824
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119824
LA eng
NO González-Casarrubios, A., Sánchez, N., Cepeda, D., & Pardos, F. (2024). Meristoderes zmaj sp. n., a new species of Kinorhyncha (Cyclorhagida: Echinoderidae) from the Adriatic Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 149, e1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315423000875.
NO This contribution was partially funded by the project Fauna Ibérica XII: Escalidóforos de la Península Ibérica y Baleares (PGC-2018 095851-B-C62), of the MICINN (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades), Spain.
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 dic 2025