A New Marine Nematode Species, Metalinhomoeus ramsarensis (Linhomoeidae Filipjev, 1922) from Kuching Wetland National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chen, Cheng Ann, Shabdin Mohd Long
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: UNIMAS 2015
• Subjects: QL1-355 General Including geographical distribution
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33281/1/A%20New%20Marine%20Nematode%20Species%2C%20Metalinhomoeus%20ramsarensis%20%28Linhomoeidae%20Filipjev%2C%201922%29%20from%20Kuching%20Wetland%20National%20Park%2C%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33281/2/A%20New%20Marine%20Nematode%20Species%2C%20Metalinhomoeus%20ramsarensis%20%28Linhomoeidae%20Filipjev%2C%201922%29%20from%20Kuching%20Wetland%20National%20Park%2C%20Sarawak%2C%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33281/; https://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/BJRST/article/view/227; https://doi.org/10.33736/bjrst.227.2015
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

A new marine nematode species from the genus Metalinhomoeus (de Man, 1907) was found in Kuching Wetland National Park (KWNP). The total body size of Metalinhomoeus ramsarensis sp. nov. was extremely long. The head was recorded to be round with four cephalic setae followed by four sub cephalic setae....