Oncholaimus dyvae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Oncholaimoidea
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: Enoplea Subclassis: Enoplia Ordo: Enoplida Subordo: Enoplina 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. [1]