Oncholaimus dyvae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oncholaimoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Cycloneuralia
Cladus: Nematoida
Phylum: Nematoda
Classis: Enoplea
Subclassis: Enoplia
Ordo: Oncholaimida
Superfamilia: Oncholaimoidea

Familia: Oncholaimidae
Subfamilia: Oncholaiminae
Genus: Oncholaimus
Species: Oncholaimus dyvae

Name

Oncholaimus dyvae Zeppilli, Bellec, Cambon-Bonavita, Decraemer, Fontaneto, Fuchs, Gayet, Mandon, Michel, Portail, Smol, Sørensen, Vanreusel & Sarrazin, 2019

  • Type locality: The Lucky Strike vent field, situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, in the Atlantic Ocean, south of the Azores.
  • Etymology: This species is named in honour of the project DYVA (Deep-sea hYdrothermal Vent nematodes as potential source of new Antibiotics) that economically supported its discovery.

References

Primary references

  • Zeppilli, D.; Bellec, L.; Cambon-Bonavita, M.-A.; Decraemer, W.; Fontaneto, D.; Fuchs, S.; Gayet, N.; Mandon, P.; Michel, L.N.; Portail, M.; Smol, N.; Sørensen, M.V.; Vanreusel, A.; Sarrazin, J. (2019): Ecology and trophic role of Oncholaimus dyvae sp. nov. (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae) from the lucky strike hydrothermal vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge). BMC Zoology, 4: 6.
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