International Journal of Oceanography

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/genusGuildTotal abundance
(cumulative % contribution)
ENOPLIA
 Benthimermithidae
  Benthimermis*1A3 (0.06)
 Rhaptothyreidae
  Rhaptothyreus typicus*1A2 (0.04)
 Thoracostomopsidae
  Enoplolaimus 2B27 (0.57)
  Enoploides 2B8 (0.17)
  Mesacanthion 2B4 (0.08)
  Paramesacanthion*2B1 (0.02)
  Thoracostomopsis*2B1 (0.02)
 Anoplostomatidae
  Anoplostoma 1B2 (0.04)
  Chaetonema*1B1 (0.02)
 Phanodermatidae
  Crenopharynx 1A1 (0.02)
  Phanoderma*1A67 (1.41)
  Phanodermopsis 1A6 (0.13)
 Anticomidae
  Anticoma 1A8 (0.02)
 Ironidae
  Dolicholaimus 2B2 (0.04)
  Syringolaimus 2B49 (1.03)
 Oxystominidae
  Halalaimus 1A276 (5.79)
  Litinium*1A4 (0.08)
  Nemanema*1A4 (0.08)
  Oxystomina*1A17 (3.59)
  Thalassoalaimus*1A49 (1.03)
  Wieseria*1A3 (0.06)
 Oncholaimidae
  Oncholaimus 2B8 (0.17)
  Viscosia 2B17 (0.36)
 Enchelidiidae
  Eurystomina 2B21 (0.44)
  Bathyeurystomina*2B14 (0.29)
  Pareurystomina 2B9 (0.19)
  Calyptronema 2B19 (0.40)
  Symplocostoma 2B7 (0.15)
 Rhabdodemaniidae
  Rhabdodemania*2B8 (0.17)
 Pandolaimidae
  Pandolaimus*2B1 (0.02)
 Trefusiidae
  Rhabdocoma*2B7 (0.15)
 Xenellidae
  Xenella 1A3 (0.06)
CHROMADORIDA
 Desmoscolecidae
  Calligyrus 1A28 (0.59)
  Greefiella 1A47 (0.99)
  Desmoscolex 1A121 (2.54)
  Desmoscolex 2 1A6 (0.13)
  Pareudesmoscolex*1A5 (0.10)
  Quadricoma 1A6 (0.13)
  Tricoma 1A(10.02)
 Epsilonematidae
  Epsilonema*1A11 (0.23)
 Draconematodae
  Apenodraconema*2A5 (0.10)
 Chromadoridae
  Acantholaimus 2A1 (0.02)
  Actinonema 2A12 (0.25)
  Chromadora 2A45 (0.94)
  Chromadorina 2A15 (0.31)
  Dichromadora*2A3 (0.06)
  Euchromdora 2A1 (0.02)
  Hypodontolaimus 2A5 (0.10)
  Neochromadora 2A8 (0.17)
  Neotonchus*2A8 (0.17)
  Prochromadorella 2A76 (0.02)
  Ptycholaimellus 2A1 (1.59)
  Rhips 2A1 (0.02)
 Ethmolaimidae
  Filitonchus*1A1 (0.02)
 Selachinematidae
  Halichoanolaimus 2B68 (1.43)
  Richtersia*2A4 (0.08)
  Selachinema*2A38 (0.80)
  Synonchiella*2B3 (0.06)
 Cyatholaimidae
  Pomponema 2A34 (0.71)
  Paracanthonchus 2A4 (0.08)
  Cyatholaimus*2A79 (1.66)
  Longicyatholaimus 2A12 (0.25)
  Marylynnia 2A3 (0.06)
 Desmodoridae
  Acanthopharyngoides 2B1 (0.02)
  Desmodora 2A73 (1.53)
  Paradesmodora 2A1 (0.02)
  Spirinia 2A66 (1.39)
  Perspiria 2A1 (0.02)
 Microlaimidae
  Bolbolaimus 2A6 (0.13)
  Microlaimus 2A187 (3.92)
  Molgolaimus*2A6 (0.13)
  Paramicrolaimus 2A1 (0.02)
 Monoposthiidae
  Monoposthia 2A1 (0.02)
 Ceramonematidae
  Ceramonema*1A90 (1.89)
  Pselionema 1A1 (0.02)
  Pterygonema*1A1 (0.02)
MONHYSTERIDA
 Xyalidae
  Ammotheristus*1B97 (2.06)
  Amphimonhystera*1B161 (3.38)
  Cobbia*2A7 (0.15)
  Daptonema 1B126 (2.64)
  Diplolaimella 1B14 (0.29)
  Elzalia 1B83 (1.74)
  Elzalia 2 1B6 (0.13)
  Gnomoxyala*1B8 (0.17)
  Linhystera*1B21 (0.44)
  Monhystera 1B227 (4.76)
  Paramonhystera 1B21 (0.44)
  Prorhynchonema*1B11 (0.23)
  Retrotheristus* 1B7 (0.15)
  Rhynchonema 1B17 (0.36)
  Steineria*1B2 (0.04)
  Stylotheristus*1B1 (0.02)
  Theristus 1B73 (1.53)
  Xyala 1B3 (0.06)
 Scaptrellidae
  Scaptrella 2B77 (1.62)
 Sphaerolaimidae
  Sphaerolaimus*2B144 (3.02)
  Metasphaerolaimus*2B63 (1.32)
 Siphonolaimidae
  Siphonolaimus*2B13 (0.27)
 Linhomoeidae
  Didelta 1B25 (0.52)
  Disconema*1A3 (0.06)
  Terschellingia 1A16 (0.34)
  Desmolaimus 1B1 (0.02)
  Eumorpholaimus*1B6 (0.13)
  Linhomoeus 1B80 (1.68)
  Paralinhomoeus*1B5 (0.10)
AREOLAIMIDA
 Axonolaimidae
  Axonolaimus 1B13 (0.27)
  Odontophora 1B3 (0.06)
  Pseudolella*1B4 (0.08)
 Comesomatidae
  Cervonema*1B153 (3.21)
  Comesoma*1B7 (0.15)
  Sabatieria 1B1072 (22.5)
  S. hilarula 1B16 (0.34)
  Setosabatieria*1B1 (0.02)
  Paracomesoma*1B11 (0.23)
  Mesonchium 1B1 (0.02)
  Metacomesoma 1B1 (0.02)
  Dorylaimopsis*2A14 (0.29)
 Diplopeltidae
  Araeolaimus 1A49 (1.03)
  Campylaimus*1B15 (0.31)
  Diplopeltis*1A28 (0.59)
  Southerniella*1A2 (0.04)
 Leptolaimidae
  Alaimella 1A8 (0.17)
  Camacolaimus 1A3 (0.06)
  Leptolaimus 1A115 (2.41)
 Plectide
  Setoplectus*1A8 (0.17)
 Aegialoalaimidae
  Aegialoalaimus*1A11 (0.23)
  Cyartonema*1A11 (0.23)
  Diplopeltoides*1A17 (0.36)
Total Nematodes4764