Draconematidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Desmodoroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematoda Classis: Chromadorea Ordo: Desmodorida Superfamilia: Desmodoroidea

Familia: Draconematidae
Synonyms: Chaetosomatidae
Subfamiliae (2): Draconematinae - Prochaetosomatinae

Overview of genera (18)

Apenodraconema – Bathychaetosoma – Bathyepsilonema – Cephalochaetosoma – Cygnonema – Dinetia – Dracogalerus – Dracognomus – Dracograllus – Draconactus – Draconema – Dracotoranema – Drepanonema – Megadraconema – Notochaetosoma – Paradraconema – Prochaetosoma – Tenuidraconema

Name

Draconematidae Filipjev, 1918

Synonyms

Prochaetosomatidae Allen & Noffsinger, 1978 [subfamily]
Chaetosomatidae Claus, 1872 [suppressed for both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy, and placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-Group Names in Zoology by ICZN (2011: 303)]
- Type genus: Chaetosoma Claparède, 1863 (=Drepanonema)
Cygnonematidae
Dracognomatidae
Notochaetosomatidae

References

cited sources

Decraemer, W.; Gourbault, N.; Backeljau, T. 1997: Marine nematodes of the family Draconematidae (Nemata): a synthesis with phylogenetic relationships. Hydrobiologia, 357: 185–202. ISSN: 0018-8158 (Print) 1573-5117 (Online) DOI: 10.1023/A:1003155424665

Additional references

Bousquet, Y.; Bouchard, P. 2010: Case 3513. Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 67: 140–144. ISSN: 0007-5167 Abstract
Decraemer, W.; Gourbault, N. 1997: Deep-sea nematodes (Nemata, Prochaetosomatinae): new taxa from hydrothermal vents and a polymetallic nodule formation of the Pacific (East Rise; North Fiji and Lau Basins; Clarion-Clipperton fracture zone). Zoologica scripta, 26: 1–12. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1997.tb00405.x
Gad, G. 2009: Colonisation and speciation on seamounts, evidence from Draconematidae (Nematoda) of the Great Meteor Seamount. Marine biodiversity, 39: 57–69. ISSN: 1867-1616 (Print) 1867-1624 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/s12526-009-0007-6
Gad, G. (in press): Bussauinema, a new genus of characteristic deep-sea Draconematidae (Nematoda) from the Angola Basin (Atlantic). Systematics and biodiversity, [source: Gad (2009, references)] ISSN: 1478-0933 (electronic) 1477-2000 (paper)
Gourbault, N.; Decraemer, W. 1992: Marine nematodes from Polynesia Epsilonematidae and Draconematidae. Australian journal of marine and freshwater research, 43: 663–681. DOI: 10.1071/MF9920663
Rho, H.S. et al. 2011: Megadraconema cornutum, a new genus and species from Korea, with a discussion of its classification and relationships within the family Draconematidae (Nematoda, Desmodorida) based on morphological and molecular characters. Zoological science, 28 (1): 68–84. DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.68

Links

WoRMS (2010). Draconematidae. In: Deprez, T. et al. (2005). NeMys. World Wide Web electronic publication. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2168 on 2010-07-09