Hummon William D
Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701 USA.
Zookeys. 2011 May 3(94):1-59. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.94.794.
The near eastern geographical region is almost devoid of reports of macrodasyidan gastrotrichs, the exceptions themselves being part of this study. Here, as Part 1 are described fourteen new Macrodasyida from countries of the Near East (Cyprus, Egypt and Israel, representing both the Mediterranean and the Red Seas), and a redescription of the previously described Dactylopodolidae: Dactylopodola agadasys Hochberg, 2002. The new species are: Cephalodasyidae (2) - Cephalodasys dolichosomus; Cephalodasys saegailus; Dactylopodolidae (1) Dendrodasys rubomarinus; Macrodasyidae (5) - Macrodasys imbricatus; Macrodasys macrurus; Macrodasys nigrocellus; Macrodasys scleracrus; Urodasys toxostylus; Thaumastodermatidae(4) - Tetranchyroderma corallium; Tetranchyroderma rhopalotum; Tetranchyroderma sinaiensis; Tetranchyroderma xenodactylum; Turbanellidae(2) - Paraturbanella levantia; Turbanella erythrothalassia - spp. n.
近东地理区域几乎没有关于大吻涡虫纲腹毛动物的报道,本研究本身包含的例外情况除外。在此,作为第一部分,描述了来自近东国家(塞浦路斯、埃及和以色列,代表地中海和红海)的14种新的大吻涡虫纲动物,以及对先前描述的指足涡虫科:2002年的阿加达指足涡虫(Dactylopodola agadasys Hochberg)的重新描述。新物种包括:头涡虫科(2种)——长体头涡虫(Cephalodasys dolichosomus);赛盖尔头涡虫(Cephalodasys saegailus);指足涡虫科(1种)——红海树涡虫(Dendrodasys rubomarinus);大涡虫科(5种)——叠瓦大涡虫(Macrodasys imbricatus);长尾大涡虫(Macrodasys macrurus);黑眼大涡虫(Macrodasys nigrocellus);硬皮大涡虫(Macrodasys scleracrus);毒柱尾涡虫(Urodasys toxostylus);奇异皮涡虫科(4种)——珊瑚四管皮涡虫(Tetranchyroderma corallium);棒状四管皮涡虫(Tetranchyroderma rhopalotum);西奈四管皮涡虫(Tetranchyroderma sinaiensis);异指四管皮涡虫(Tetranchyroderma xenodactylum);头巾涡虫科(2种)——黎凡特拟头巾涡虫(Paraturbanella levantia);红海头巾涡虫(Turbanella erythrothalassia)——新物种。