A new species and first report of the genusnanaloricus(loricifera, nanaloricida, nanaloricidae) from the mediterranean sea

Autor:	Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen, Mary Antonio Donatello Todaro
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Larva geography food.ingredient geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Loricifera Sediment Shoal Biology biology.organism_classification Mediterranean sea food Nanaloricus Genus Period (geology) Animal Science and Zoology
Zdroj:	Italian Journal of Zoology. 65:219-226
ISSN:	1748-5851 1125-0003
DOI:	10.1080/11250009809386749
Popis:	Several loriciferans representing different developmental stages were recovered during a meiobenthic survey of the coarse, organogenic, sand of the Meloria shoals, Livorno, Italy. Loriciferans were found in low numbers and only in few of the monthly samples collected over a 15‐month period. Adults and postlarvae were always found in the upper 15 cm of the sediment, while the presence of larvae was noted down to 30–35 cm. A taxonomic analysis revealed that all specimens belong to an undescribed species of the genus Nanaloricus. Diagnosis and description of Nanaloricus khaitatus n. sp. is given based on the adult, postlar‐val, and larval stages. This is the first report ever of loriciferans from Italian waters, and the first record of the genus Nanaloricus in the Mediterranean Sea. The presence of these rare animals is indicative of the high naturalistic value of this coastal area of Tuscany.
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