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The World of Protozoa, Rotifera, Nematoda and Oligochaeta

Ref ID : 1760

Helmut Kaiser and Peter Schwank; Mermithidae (Nematoda) from running waters of Upper Hesse. Arch.Hydrobiol. 103(3):347-369, 1985

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11 species of Mermithidae are recorded in running waters of Eastern Hesse. One genus Torsiomermis, and 4 species, T. granularis, Hydromermis illiesi, Lanceimermis schlitzensis, Gastromermis dorsospicularis, are described as new. Some other species are recorded for the first time since their description. Over 90% of the specimens were found in interstitial biotopes.