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Miljutin, D. M.; Gad, G.; Miljutina, M. M.; Mokievsky, V. O.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Esteves, A. M. (2010). The state of knowledge on deep-sea nematode taxonomy: how many valid species are known down there?. Marine Biodiversity. 40(3): 143-159.
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Miljutin, D. M.; Gad, G.; Miljutina, M. M.; Mokievsky, V. O.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Esteves, A. M.
2010
The state of knowledge on deep-sea nematode taxonomy: how many valid species are known down there?
Marine Biodiversity
40(3): 143-159
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All available information from literature sources
dealing with deep-sea nematode species was analyzed, in
order to obtain an overview of the state of knowledge in
deep-sea nematode taxonomy and answer the question of
how many valid nematode species are known from the deep
sea so far. One hundred and twenty-seven taxonomic and
ecological literature sources reported a total of 638 valid
species belonging to 175 genera and 44 families, from 474
deep-sea stations at depths of 400–8,380 m. This number is
less than 16% of all known marine nematode species,
whereas the deep sea comprises about 91% of the ocean
bottom. Of these species, 71% were initially described from
the deep sea. Most of the valid species have been reported
from the North Atlantic, including the Mediterranean. The
rest of the World Ocean, including the Pacific, Indian,
Arctic and Antarctic oceans, is considerably less studied.
The largest numbers of valid species were reported from the
continental slope and the abyssal plains, while information
on valid species from trenches, deep-sea canyons, and
seamounts is extremely scanty. Some deep-sea families are
much more investigated than others in proportion to their
relative species abundances in the deep sea, i.e., the
percentage of valid species from these families among all
valid deep-sea species is much higher than the real
percentage of species from these families reported in
faunistic studies (e.g., Desmoscolecidae, Comesomatidae,
Sphaerolaimidae, Benthimermithidae, Leptosomatidae, and
Draconematidae). On the other hand, the families Xyalidae,
Oxystominidae, and Monhysteridae were recognized as the
most “underinvestigated,” as, in spite of their high species
abundance in the deep sea, there are quite a few taxonomic
studies on these taxa. Some deep-sea nematode species
were reported from two or three oceans, and can be
considered probable cosmopolitan species. Some number
of probable eurybathic species were also found (the
difference between minimum and maximum depth was
from 1 km to more than 5 km).
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Acantholaimus Allgén, 1933 (additional source)
Actinonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Aegialoalaimidae Lorenzen, 1981 (additional source)
Aegialoalaimus elegans de Man, 1907 (additional source)
Amphimonhystera Allgén, 1929 (additional source)
Antomicron Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Aponema Jensen, 1978 (additional source)
Atrochromadora Wieser, 1959 (additional source)
Bolbolaimus Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Camacolaimus de Man, 1889 accepted as Deontolaimus de Man, 1880 (additional source)
Campylaimus Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Ceramonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Chromadora Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Chromadorita Filipjev, 1922 (additional source)
Chromaspirina Filipjev, 1918 (additional source)
Coninckia Gerlach, 1956 (additional source)
Crenopharynx Filipjev, 1934 (additional source)
Cyartonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Cylicolaimus de Man, 1889 (additional source)
Daptonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Dasynemoides Chitwood, 1936 (additional source)
Desmodora de Man, 1889 (additional source)
Desmoscolex Claparède, 1863 (additional source)
Dichromadora Kreis, 1929 (additional source)
Diplopeltis Cobb, 1905 (additional source)
Diplopeltoides Gerlach, 1962 (additional source)
Diplopeltula Gerlach, 1950 (additional source)
Dorylaimopsis Ditlevsen, 1918 (additional source)
Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922 (additional source)
Enoploides Ssaweljev, 1912 (additional source)
Enoplus Dujardin, 1845 (additional source)
Epacanthion Wieser, 1953 (additional source)
Epsilonema Steiner, 1927 (additional source)
Euchromadora de Man, 1886 (additional source)
Eurystomina Filipjev, 1921 (additional source)
Gammanema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Halalaimus de Man, 1888 (additional source)
Halichoanolaimus de Man, 1886 (additional source)
Halomonhystera Andrássy, 2006 (additional source)
Hypodontolaimus de Man, 1886 (additional source)
Laimella Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Leptolaimus de Man, 1876 (additional source)
Leptosomatides Filipjev, 1918 (additional source)
Leptosomatum Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Marilynia Hopper, 1972 accepted as Marylynnia (Hopper, 1972) Hopper, 1977 (additional source)
Metalinhomoeus de Man, 1907 (additional source)
Microlaimus de Man, 1880 (additional source)
Molgolaimus Ditlevsen, 1921 (additional source)
Monhystera Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Neotonchus Cobb, 1933 (additional source)
Odontophora Bütschli, 1874 (additional source)
Oncholaimus Dujardin, 1845 (additional source)
Oxystomina Filipjev, 1918 (additional source)
Paracanthonchus Micoletzky, 1924 (additional source)
Paracyatholaimus Micoletzky, 1922 (additional source)
Paralinhomoeus de Man, 1907 accepted as Linhomoeus Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Paramesacanthion Wieser, 1953 (additional source)
Parasphaerolaimus Ditlevsen, 1918 (additional source)
Pareurystomina Micoletzky, 1930 (additional source)
Phanoderma Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Pomponema Cobb, 1917 (additional source)
Prochromadorella Micoletzky, 1924 (additional source)
Pselionema Cobb, 1933 (additional source)
Pseudocella Filipjev, 1927 (additional source)
Pterygonema Gerlach, 1953 (additional source)
Quadricoma Filipjev, 1922 accepted as Tricoma (Quadricoma) (Filipjev, 1922) (additional source)
Rhabdocoma Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Rhabdodemania Baylis & Daubney, 1926 (additional source)
Rhips Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Richtersia Steiner, 1916 (additional source)
Sabatieria de Rouville, 1903 (additional source)
Siphonolaimus de Man, 1893 (additional source)
Sphaerolaimus Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Spiliphera Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Spirinia Gerlach, 1963 (additional source)
Symplocostoma Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Synonchiella Cobb, 1933 (additional source)
Synonchus Cobb, 1894 (additional source)
Tarvaia Allgén, 1934 (additional source)
Terschellingia de Man, 1888 (additional source)
Thalassironus de Man, 1889 (additional source)
Thalassoalaimus de Man, 1893 (additional source)
Thalassomonhystera Jacobs, 1987 (additional source)
Theristus Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Thoracostoma Marion, 1870 (additional source)
Trefusia de Man, 1893 (additional source)
Tricoma Cobb, 1894 (additional source)
Viscosia de Man, 1890 (additional source)
Xyala Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Actinonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Aegialoalaimidae Lorenzen, 1981 (additional source)
Aegialoalaimus elegans de Man, 1907 (additional source)
Amphimonhystera Allgén, 1929 (additional source)
Antomicron Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Aponema Jensen, 1978 (additional source)
Atrochromadora Wieser, 1959 (additional source)
Bolbolaimus Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Camacolaimus de Man, 1889 accepted as Deontolaimus de Man, 1880 (additional source)
Campylaimus Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Ceramonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Chromadora Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Chromadorita Filipjev, 1922 (additional source)
Chromaspirina Filipjev, 1918 (additional source)
Coninckia Gerlach, 1956 (additional source)
Crenopharynx Filipjev, 1934 (additional source)
Cyartonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Cylicolaimus de Man, 1889 (additional source)
Daptonema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Dasynemoides Chitwood, 1936 (additional source)
Desmodora de Man, 1889 (additional source)
Desmoscolex Claparède, 1863 (additional source)
Dichromadora Kreis, 1929 (additional source)
Diplopeltis Cobb, 1905 (additional source)
Diplopeltoides Gerlach, 1962 (additional source)
Diplopeltula Gerlach, 1950 (additional source)
Dorylaimopsis Ditlevsen, 1918 (additional source)
Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922 (additional source)
Enoploides Ssaweljev, 1912 (additional source)
Enoplus Dujardin, 1845 (additional source)
Epacanthion Wieser, 1953 (additional source)
Epsilonema Steiner, 1927 (additional source)
Euchromadora de Man, 1886 (additional source)
Eurystomina Filipjev, 1921 (additional source)
Gammanema Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Halalaimus de Man, 1888 (additional source)
Halichoanolaimus de Man, 1886 (additional source)
Halomonhystera Andrássy, 2006 (additional source)
Hypodontolaimus de Man, 1886 (additional source)
Laimella Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Leptolaimus de Man, 1876 (additional source)
Leptosomatides Filipjev, 1918 (additional source)
Leptosomatum Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Marilynia Hopper, 1972 accepted as Marylynnia (Hopper, 1972) Hopper, 1977 (additional source)
Metalinhomoeus de Man, 1907 (additional source)
Microlaimus de Man, 1880 (additional source)
Molgolaimus Ditlevsen, 1921 (additional source)
Monhystera Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Neotonchus Cobb, 1933 (additional source)
Odontophora Bütschli, 1874 (additional source)
Oncholaimus Dujardin, 1845 (additional source)
Oxystomina Filipjev, 1918 (additional source)
Paracanthonchus Micoletzky, 1924 (additional source)
Paracyatholaimus Micoletzky, 1922 (additional source)
Paralinhomoeus de Man, 1907 accepted as Linhomoeus Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Paramesacanthion Wieser, 1953 (additional source)
Parasphaerolaimus Ditlevsen, 1918 (additional source)
Pareurystomina Micoletzky, 1930 (additional source)
Phanoderma Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Pomponema Cobb, 1917 (additional source)
Prochromadorella Micoletzky, 1924 (additional source)
Pselionema Cobb, 1933 (additional source)
Pseudocella Filipjev, 1927 (additional source)
Pterygonema Gerlach, 1953 (additional source)
Quadricoma Filipjev, 1922 accepted as Tricoma (Quadricoma) (Filipjev, 1922) (additional source)
Rhabdocoma Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Rhabdodemania Baylis & Daubney, 1926 (additional source)
Rhips Cobb, 1920 (additional source)
Richtersia Steiner, 1916 (additional source)
Sabatieria de Rouville, 1903 (additional source)
Siphonolaimus de Man, 1893 (additional source)
Sphaerolaimus Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Spiliphera Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Spirinia Gerlach, 1963 (additional source)
Symplocostoma Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Synonchiella Cobb, 1933 (additional source)
Synonchus Cobb, 1894 (additional source)
Tarvaia Allgén, 1934 (additional source)
Terschellingia de Man, 1888 (additional source)
Thalassironus de Man, 1889 (additional source)
Thalassoalaimus de Man, 1893 (additional source)
Thalassomonhystera Jacobs, 1987 (additional source)
Theristus Bastian, 1865 (additional source)
Thoracostoma Marion, 1870 (additional source)
Trefusia de Man, 1893 (additional source)
Tricoma Cobb, 1894 (additional source)
Viscosia de Man, 1890 (additional source)
Xyala Cobb, 1920 (additional source)