First Investigation of the Marine Gastrotrich Fauna from the Waters of North Tunisia, with the Description of a New Species of <i>Halichaetonotus</i> (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotida)

First Investigation of the Marine Gastrotrich Fauna from the Waters of North Tunisia, with the Description of a New Species of <i>Halichaetonotus</i> (Gastrotricha, Chaetonotida)

Gastrotrichs (hairy bellies) are microscopic, acoelomate worms that live in freshwater and marine environments and represent one of the significant components of the meiobenthic communities. There are over 520 marine species, and several of them are also found in the Mediterranean Sea. However, data...

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Main Authors: Aicha Souid, Mehrez Gammoudi, Francesco Saponi, M’hamed El Cafsi, M. Antonio Todaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
biodiversity
biogeography
Gastrotricha
Mediterranean Sea
meiofauna
north Africa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/1/17
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