@article {Vanreusel:2010tg,
	title = {The contribution of deep-sea macrohabitat heterogeneity to global nematode diversity},
	journal = {Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {6-20},
	publisher = {WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC},
	address = {COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN 02148, MA USA},
	abstract = {The great variety of geological and hydrological conditions in the deep sea generates many different habitats. Some are only recently explored, although their true extent and geographical coverage are still not fully established. Both continental margins and mid-oceanic seafloors are much more complex ecologically, geologically, chemically and hydrodynamically than originally thought. As a result, fundamental patterns of species distribution first observed and explained in the context of relatively monotonous slopes and abyssal plains must now be re-evaluated in the light of this newly recognized habitat heterogeneity. Based on a global database of nematode genus composition, collected as part of the Census of Marine Life, we show that macrohabitat heterogeneity contributes significantly to total deep-sea nematode diversity on a global scale. Different deep-sea settings harbour specific nematode assemblages. Some of them, like coral rubble zones or nodule areas, are very diverse habitats. Factors such as increased substrate complexity in the case of nodules and corals seem to facilitate the co-existence of a large number of genera with different modes of life, ranging from sediment dwelling to epifaunal. Furthermore, strong biochemical gradients in the case of vents or seeps are responsible for the success of particular genera, which are not prominent in more typical soft sediments. Many nematode deep-sea genera are cosmopolitan, inhabiting a variety of deep-sea habitats and oceans, whereas only 21\% of all deep-sea genera recorded are restricted to a single habitat. In addition to habitat heterogeneity, regional differences are important in structuring nematode assemblages. For instance, seeps from different regions yield different genera that thrive on the sulphidic sediments. This study also shows that many areas and habitats remain highly under-sampled, affecting our ability to understand fully the contribution of habitat heterogeneity versus regional differences to global nematode diversity.},
	keywords = {Biodiversity, census of marine life, deep sea, habitat heterogeneity, meiofauna, nematode genera},
	doi = {DOI 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00352.x},
	author = {Vanreusel, Ann and Fonseca, Gustavo and Danovaro, Roberto and da Silva, Maria Cristina and Esteves, Andre M. and Ferrero, Tim and Gad, Gunnar and Galtsova, Valentina and Gambi, Cristina and Genevois, Veronica da Fonseca and Ingels, Jeroen and Ingole, Baban and Lampadariou, Nikolaos and Merckx, Bea and Miljutin, Dmitry and Miljutina, Maria and Muthumbi, Agnes and Netto, Sergio and Portnova, Daria and Radziejewska, Teresa and Raes, Maarten and Tchesunov, Alexei and Vanaverbeke, Jan and Van Gaever, Saskia and Venekey, Virag and Bezerra, Tania Nara and Flint, Hannah and Copley, John and Pape, Ellen and Zeppilli, Daniela and Martinez, Pedro Arbizu and Galeron, Joelle}
}
@article {Fonseca-Genevois:2009xw,
	title = {Bernardius lineatus gen. n., sp n. (Enoplida: Enchelidiidae), a remarkable nematode with ornamented cuticle from a Brazilian tropical sandy beach},
	journal = {Nematology},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {275-287},
	publisher = {BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS},
	address = {PLANTIJNSTRAAT 2, P O BOX 9000, 2300 PA LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {Bernardius lineatus gen. n., sp. n. is described from a sandy beach at Tamandare Bay, Brazil. It possesses the main characteristics of the family Enchelidiidae (Nematoda: Enoplida), but is unique by the presence of a body cuticle ornamented with longitudinal ridges formed by small rods, an entirely different character to all other members of the order Enoplida. The new genus is also characterised by a long, subdivided, buccal cavity with two subventral teeth and numerous denticles and the arrangement of the anterior sensilla in two crowns, the anterior crown being papilliform and the posterior crown consisting of six external labial and four cephalic sensilla, setiform. The relationships of the genera within the Enchelidiidae are discussed and an emended family diagnosis provided.},
	keywords = {description, morphology, morphometrics, new genus, new species, phylogeny, SEM, taxonomy},
	doi = {DOI 10.1163/156854109X429600},
	author = {da Fonseca-Genevois, Veronica and Smol, Nic and Decraemer, Wilfrida and Venekey, Virag}
}
