| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1998 |
| Authors: | W. Decraemer, Gourbault N. |
| Journal: | Cahiers de Biologie MarineCahiers de Biologie Marine |
| Volume: | 39 |
| Pagination: | 73-84 |
| ISBN Number: | 0007-9723 |
| Accession Number: | WOS:000074318700008 |
| Abstract: | Redescription of M. hagmeieri, type-species of the genus Metepsilonerna, based on the study of populations from the North Sea and the Channel. M. emersum is considered a synonym of the type-species M. hagmeieri. M. lorenzeni sp. nov. is described from the Mediterranean Sea; it is mainly characterized by a large number of non-overlapping annuli with a thick cuticle and wide inner lumen and long spicules. M. hagmeieri sensu Lorenzen 1973 is attributed to the new species M.lorenzeni. |