A new species of free-living marine nematode, Fotolaimus cavus sp. nov. (Nematoda, Oncholaimida, Oncholaimidae), isolated from a submarine anchialine cave in the Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan

Fotolaimus cavus sp. nov. was described from a submarine anchialine cave called Akuma-no-yakata on the Shimoji Island, Miyako Island Group, Ryukyu Islands, southwestern Japan. This is the first free-living marine nematode isolated from a submarine cave in Japan, and the third species of the genus Fo...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Shimada, Keiichi Kakui, Yoshihisa Fujita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-11-01
Series:Zoosystematics and Evolution
Online Access:https://zse.pensoft.net/article/109097/download/pdf/