An annotated checklist of the main representatives of meiobenthos from inland water bodies of Central and Southern Vietnam. I. Roundworms (Nematoda)
Author
Gusakov, Vladimir A.
Author
Gagarin, Vladimir G.
text
Zootaxa
2017
4300
1
1
43
journal article
32584
10.11646/zootaxa.4300.1.1
7eb2410e-8578-432a-88f8-bc129d0a5b08
1175-5326
837117
5FA0C659-9C52-4ABB-9CB6-1FB5CDDDF9F8
Family
Achromadoridae Gerlach & Riemann, 1973
95.
*
Achromadora micoletzkyi
(Stefanski, 1915) Micoletzky, 1925
—
{23, 24, 27, 29, 31, 36} (11, 11, 8, 0;
8
)
Population structure and abundance.
At site 27—11 juveniles and 51 females (23
x10 3
/m2), at sites 24 and 31—2 to 5 juvenile individuals and 10 to 16 females, including those with eggs (4–7
x10 3
/m2), at the other sitesnot more than 5 juvenile specimens and females (up to 1
x10 3
/m
2 in
the quantitative samples).
Ecology and distribution.
Amphibiont. Prefers terrestrial biotopes but also occurs in water bodies. Cosmopolitan (
Andrássy 2005
;
Decraemer & Smol 2006
). Not previously observed in Vietnam.
96.
Achromadora ruricola
(de Man, 1880) Micoletzky, 1925
—
{28, 31} (0, 7, 0, 0;
3
)
Population structure and abundance.
Single gravid female in each sample.
Ecology and distribution.
Similar to the species described above. Cosmopolitan (
Andrássy 2005
;
Decraemer & Smol 2006
). Collected in Vietnam many times (
Nguyen 2007
).
97.
*
Achromadora
cf.
semiarmata
Altherr, 1952
—
{59} (0, 0, 8, 0;
1
)
Population structure and abundance.
Single female.
Ecology and distribution.
Amphibiont. Found in terrestrial and freshwater habitats in some countries in Asia (
China
), Europe, Africa, and
South
America and one of the
Galapagos Islands
(
Andrássy 2005
;
Decraemer & Smol 2006
). First record for
Vietnam
.
Remarks.
This female differs from the females of
A. micoletzkyi
in size and position of amphids (
Andrássy 2005
). Study of males is necessary for reliable species identification.
98.
Achromadora
Cobb, 1913
spp.—
{27, 65} (0, 4, 0, 9;
3
)
Population structure and abundance.
Female and female with egg of two different unidentified species.