Two new species of the genus Viscosia de Man, 1890 (Nematoda, Enoplea, Enoplida, Oncholaimidae) from the intertidal zone of the Yellow Sea, China
Two new species of <i>Viscosia</i> from the intertidal zone along the Yellow Sea are described and illustrated. <i>Viscosiamedia</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is characterized by a heavily cuticularized and relatively shallow buccal cavity with stubby teeth; cephalic setae 7-8 µm long; amphidial fovea invisible; slender spicules almost straight, cephalated proximally and conical distally; and tail conical, straight in males and slightly bent ventrally in females. <i>Viscosiasinica</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is characterized by a relatively large amphidial fovea, conico-cylindrical tail with swollen horseshoe-shaped tip, spicules slightly curved ventrally, and 10-12 setae surrounding the cloaca, each 3-4 µm long. The basic morphological data of males of 26 valid species in <i>Viscosia</i> with a body length of 1-2.9 mm are presented.
Authors
- Huimin Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5631-3235)
- Yong Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1846-8088)
- Lingyun Sun
Institutions
- Liaocheng University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1231.142078
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.79
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province