Leptosomatidae is a family of
benthic
The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean, lake, or stream, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers. The name comes from ancient Greek, βένθος (bénthos), meaning "t ...
marine
nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
worms.
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References
Further reading
*Gagarin, V.G. 2009: New Nematoda species of family Leptosomatidae (Nematoda, Enoplida) from Mediterranean Sea. ''Invertebrate zoology'', 5(2): 87–95. PDF
*De_Ley,_P.;_Blaxter,_M._L._(2004)._A_new_system_for_Nematoda:_combining_morphological_characters_with_molecular_trees,_and_translating_clades_into_ranks_and_taxa._Nematology_Monographs_&_Perspectives_-_Proceedings_of_the_Fourth_International_Congress_of_Nematology_8_-_13_June_2002,_Tenerife,_Spain._2:_633-653.
*Schmidt-Rhaesa,_A._(Ed.)._(2014)._Handbook_of_Zoology._Gastrotricha,_Cycloneuralia_and_Gnathifera:_2._Nematoda._Handbook_of_Zoology_(2010)_Walter_De_Gruyter:_Berlin._759_pp.,_available_online_at_http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/180464
*Nemaslan:_Biodiversity_of_Antarctic_Nematodes_(2004).
*Various_Authors_(2000)._Nematode_filing_cabinet_of_the_Marine_Biology_Section_Ugent_-_in_combination_with_the_NemasLan_Ms-Access_database_(published_on_CD-Rom,_2000)
*Soetaert,_K.;_Vinckx,_M.;_Wittoeck,_J.;_Tulkens,_M._(1995)._Meiobenthic_distribution_and_nematode_community_structure_in_five_European_estuaries._Hydrobiologia._311_:_185-206.
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*De Ley, P.; Blaxter, M. L. (2004). A new system for Nematoda: combining morphological characters with molecular trees, and translating clades into ranks and taxa. Nematology Monographs & Perspectives - Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Nematology 8 - 13 June 2002, Tenerife, Spain. 2: 633-653.
*Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (Ed.). (2014). Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: 2. Nematoda. Handbook of Zoology (2010) Walter De Gruyter: Berlin. 759 pp., available online at http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/180464
*Nemaslan: Biodiversity of Antarctic Nematodes (2004).
*Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000)
*Soetaert, K.; Vinckx, M.; Wittoeck, J.; Tulkens, M. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. Hydrobiologia. 311 : 185-206.
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