Galapagos Species Database

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Monhystrella anophthalma (Lorenzen, 1969) Jacobs, 1987

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Nematoda

Class
Chromadorea

Order
Monhysterida

Suborder
Monhysterina

Superfamily
Monhysteroidea

Family
Monhysteridae

Genus
Monhystrella

Species
anophthalma

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Monhystera anophthalma Lorenzen, 1969, Monhystera fukienensis Hoeppli & Chu, 1932, Monhystera gracilis Khera, 1966, Monhystera hastata Andrássy, 1968, Monhystrella altherri Juget, 1969, Monhystrella arsiensis Eyualem-Abebe & Coomans, 1996, Monhystrella atteae Eyualem-Abebe & Coomans, 1996, Monhystrella ethiopica Eyualem-Abebe & Coomans, 1996, Monhystrella fukiensis (Hoeppli & Chu, 1932) Jacobs, 1987, Monhystrella gracilis Khera, 1966, Monhystrella hastata Andrássy, 1968, Monhystrella hoogewijsi Eyualem-Abebe & Coomans, 1996 (Ahyong, S., et al., 2023).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: (Monhystrella hastata) Floreana (Wittmer's well)

References

  • Abebe, E. Coomans, A. (1995) Freshwater Nematodes of the Galapagos. Hydrobiologia 299(1): 1-51.
  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2023) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Monhystrella anophthalma", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24998. Accessed 4 May 2025.