New records of free-living marine nematodes from the Canary Islands (I)

Abstract

Three species of free-living marine nematodes (Enoplus communis Bastian, 1865, Enoplus sp. and Gerlachius novosetosus Platt & Zhang, 1982) are first recorded from the Canary Islands. Meristic and descriptive data of each species are reported. Moreover, abiotic data of the sampling stations are presented.

Se citan por primera vez para el archipiélago Canario tres especies de nematodos marinos de vida libre Enoplus communis Bastian, 1865, Enoplus sp. y Gerlachius novosetosus Platt & Zhang, 1982. Se relacionan datos merísticos y descriptivos de cada una de las especies. Además, se presentan datos abióticos de las estaciones de muestreo.