TY  - JOUR
AB  - Desmotersialevinae gen. n.,sp.n.isproposed,basedonmaterialfoundinbathyaloxygenminimumzonesediments
off thecoastofPeru. Desmotersia closely resembles Richtersia in theanimals’generalappearanceandinspiny
ornamentationofthebodycuticle,butclearlydiffersinstomastructureandbythepresenceofadorsaltooth.
The systematicpositionsofthetwogeneraarediscussed,since Desmotersia apparently forms a link between
Selachinematidae and Desmodoridae. Desmotersia levinae is characterized by a variety of spiny ornamentations
anteriorly formed by bipartite spines arranged into a fin-like picket fence,by a head with anasymmetrical cephalic
capsule, presence of two closely spaced ventral longitudinal rows of copulatory thorns,and by 2–4 ventral thorns in mid-tail positions on the male. The interaction between the new species and its habitat is discussed.
A1  - Neira, C.
A1  - Decraemer, W.
DO  - 10.1016/j.ode.2008.09.004
JO  - Organisms Diversity & Evolution
N1  - NeMys doc_id: 17887
IS  - 1
SP  - 1.e1
EP  - 1.e15
C1  - 9(1): 1.e1-1.e15
TI  - Desmotersia levinae, a new genus and new species of free-living nematode from bathyal oxygen minimum zone sediments off Callao, Peru, with discussion on the classification of the genus Richtersia (Chromadorida: Selachinematidae)
UR  - https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=151762
VL  - 9
PY  - 2009
Y2  - 2026-08-14
ER  -