International Journal of Oceanography / 2012 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Assessment of Longitudinal Gradients in Nematode Communities in the Deep Northern Gulf of Mexico and Concordance with Benthic Taxa Table 2 Nematode taxa in meiofaunal samples in the dGOM (listed by systematic scheme of de Ley and Blaxter [
1 ]). Table includes order (in capital letters), family, genus, trophic guild assignment, and cumulative percent contribution of a genus to total nematode fauna. Genera not recorded previously in the GOM [
2 ] are marked*.
Family/genus Guild Total abundance (cumulative % contribution) ENOPLIA Benthimermithidae Benthimermis* 1A 3 (0.06) Rhaptothyreidae Rhaptothyreus typicus* 1A 2 (0.04) Thoracostomopsidae Enoplolaimus 2B 27 (0.57) Enoploides 2B 8 (0.17) Mesacanthion 2B 4 (0.08) Paramesacanthion* 2B 1 (0.02) Thoracostomopsis* 2B 1 (0.02) Anoplostomatidae Anoplostoma 1B 2 (0.04) Chaetonema* 1B 1 (0.02) Phanodermatidae Crenopharynx 1A 1 (0.02) Phanoderma* 1A 67 (1.41) Phanodermopsis 1A 6 (0.13) Anticomidae Anticoma 1A 8 (0.02) Ironidae Dolicholaimus 2B 2 (0.04) Syringolaimus 2B 49 (1.03) Oxystominidae Halalaimus 1A 276 (5.79) Litinium* 1A 4 (0.08) Nemanema* 1A 4 (0.08) Oxystomina* 1A 17 (3.59) Thalassoalaimus* 1A 49 (1.03) Wieseria* 1A 3 (0.06) Oncholaimidae Oncholaimus 2B 8 (0.17) Viscosia 2B 17 (0.36) Enchelidiidae Eurystomina 2B 21 (0.44) Bathyeurystomina* 2B 14 (0.29) Pareurystomina 2B 9 (0.19) Calyptronema 2B 19 (0.40) Symplocostoma 2B 7 (0.15) Rhabdodemaniidae Rhabdodemania* 2B 8 (0.17) Pandolaimidae Pandolaimus* 2B 1 (0.02) Trefusiidae Rhabdocoma* 2B 7 (0.15) Xenellidae Xenella 1A 3 (0.06) CHROMADORIDA Desmoscolecidae Calligyrus 1A 28 (0.59) Greefiella 1A 47 (0.99) Desmoscolex 1A 121 (2.54) Desmoscolex 2 1A 6 (0.13) Pareudesmoscolex* 1A 5 (0.10) Quadricoma 1A 6 (0.13) Tricoma 1A (10.02) Epsilonematidae Epsilonema* 1A 11 (0.23) Draconematodae Apenodraconema* 2A 5 (0.10) Chromadoridae Acantholaimus 2A 1 (0.02) Actinonema 2A 12 (0.25) Chromadora 2A 45 (0.94) Chromadorina 2A 15 (0.31) Dichromadora* 2A 3 (0.06) Euchromdora 2A 1 (0.02) Hypodontolaimus 2A 5 (0.10) Neochromadora 2A 8 (0.17) Neotonchus* 2A 8 (0.17) Prochromadorella 2A 76 (0.02) Ptycholaimellus 2A 1 (1.59) Rhips 2A 1 (0.02) Ethmolaimidae Filitonchus* 1A 1 (0.02) Selachinematidae Halichoanolaimus 2B 68 (1.43) Richtersia* 2A 4 (0.08) Selachinema* 2A 38 (0.80) Synonchiella* 2B 3 (0.06) Cyatholaimidae Pomponema 2A 34 (0.71) Paracanthonchus 2A 4 (0.08) Cyatholaimus* 2A 79 (1.66) Longicyatholaimus 2A 12 (0.25) Marylynnia 2A 3 (0.06) Desmodoridae Acanthopharyngoides 2B 1 (0.02) Desmodora 2A 73 (1.53) Paradesmodora 2A 1 (0.02) Spirinia 2A 66 (1.39) Perspiria 2A 1 (0.02) Microlaimidae Bolbolaimus 2A 6 (0.13) Microlaimus 2A 187 (3.92) Molgolaimus* 2A 6 (0.13) Paramicrolaimus 2A 1 (0.02) Monoposthiidae Monoposthia 2A 1 (0.02) Ceramonematidae Ceramonema* 1A 90 (1.89) Pselionema 1A 1 (0.02) Pterygonema* 1A 1 (0.02) MONHYSTERIDA Xyalidae Ammotheristus* 1B 97 (2.06) Amphimonhystera* 1B 161 (3.38) Cobbia* 2A 7 (0.15) Daptonema 1B 126 (2.64) Diplolaimella 1B 14 (0.29) Elzalia 1B 83 (1.74) Elzalia 2 1B 6 (0.13) Gnomoxyala* 1B 8 (0.17) Linhystera* 1B 21 (0.44) Monhystera 1B 227 (4.76) Paramonhystera 1B 21 (0.44) Prorhynchonema* 1B 11 (0.23) Retrotheristus* 1B 7 (0.15) Rhynchonema 1B 17 (0.36) Steineria* 1B 2 (0.04) Stylotheristus* 1B 1 (0.02) Theristus 1B 73 (1.53) Xyala 1B 3 (0.06) Scaptrellidae Scaptrella 2B 77 (1.62) Sphaerolaimidae Sphaerolaimus* 2B 144 (3.02) Metasphaerolaimus* 2B 63 (1.32) Siphonolaimidae Siphonolaimus* 2B 13 (0.27) Linhomoeidae Didelta 1B 25 (0.52) Disconema* 1A 3 (0.06) Terschellingia 1A 16 (0.34) Desmolaimus 1B 1 (0.02) Eumorpholaimus* 1B 6 (0.13) Linhomoeus 1B 80 (1.68) Paralinhomoeus* 1B 5 (0.10) AREOLAIMIDA Axonolaimidae Axonolaimus 1B 13 (0.27) Odontophora 1B 3 (0.06) Pseudolella* 1B 4 (0.08) Comesomatidae Cervonema* 1B 153 (3.21) Comesoma* 1B 7 (0.15) Sabatieria 1B 1072 (22.5) S. hilarula 1B 16 (0.34) Setosabatieria* 1B 1 (0.02) Paracomesoma* 1B 11 (0.23) Mesonchium 1B 1 (0.02) Metacomesoma 1B 1 (0.02) Dorylaimopsis* 2A 14 (0.29) Diplopeltidae Araeolaimus 1A 49 (1.03) Campylaimus* 1B 15 (0.31) Diplopeltis* 1A 28 (0.59) Southerniella* 1A 2 (0.04) Leptolaimidae Alaimella 1A 8 (0.17) Camacolaimus 1A 3 (0.06) Leptolaimus 1A 115 (2.41) Plectide Setoplectus* 1A 8 (0.17) Aegialoalaimidae Aegialoalaimus* 1A 11 (0.23) Cyartonema* 1A 11 (0.23) Diplopeltoides* 1A 17 (0.36) Total Nematodes 4764