Место издания:University of Evora, Special Publication Evora, Portugal Evora, Portugal
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Аннотация:Morphological characters remain the core markers for species identification and differentiation. More and more
morphological characters being included in descriptions and diagnoses of species. Since 1998, over 1000 new
descriptions and re-descriptions of species of free-living aquatic nematodes have been published (including
over 200 from freshwater habitats). However, not all meet the required standards of description of nematodes,
making their identification problematic and separate species status – questionable. Therefore, a modern review
of taxonomically significant characters and recommendations for species description are necessary. To update
and consolidate the character lists, facilitate new descriptions of nematodes and encourage their comparability,
we provide an updated list of characters for description of free-living aquatic nematodes and summarize
contemporary approaches for species description and diagnosis based on our experience as Nemys/WoRMS
taxonomic editors. We reiterate the basic requirements for descriptions and suggest a minimal set of characters
to be used in description of new species of nematodes. We also suggest ways to make descriptions more broadly
comparable and standardized in format so that species can be more easily compared. Basic requirements for
new species description and presentation of morphological characters and measurements in taxonomic papers
are discussed.
Keywords: Nematoda, identification, taxonomic descriptions, character list, measurements, nemys
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