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A new record of Limnognathia maerski Kristensen & Funch, 2000 (Micrognathozoa) from the subantarctic Crozet Islands, with redescription of the trophi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2002

Willem H. De Smet
Willem H. De Smet
Affiliation:
University of Antwerp, R.U.C.A.-campus, Department of Biology, Section Polar Ecology, Limnology and Palaeobiology, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Abstract

Limnognathia maerski, class Micrognathozoa, so far known only from Arctic Greenland, is reported from the subantarctic Crozet Islands. Fine morphology of the trophi is redescribed using scanning electron microscopy. Results show that the trophi are composed of the same functional units, i.e. incus, paired mallei and epipharynx, as found in Rotifera Monogononta. The zoogeography of the species is briefly discussed.

Keywords

LimnognathiaMicrognathozoatrophi structureRotiferaCrozet Islandssubantarctica
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Zoology , Volume 258 , Issue 3 , November 2002 , pp. 381 - 393
Copyright
© 2002 The Zoological Society of London

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