Two new free-living nematode species (Comesomatidae) from the continental slope of New Zealand, with keys and notes on distribution
Journal: Zootaxa
Year: 2012

Two new free-living marine nematode species of the family Comesomatidae are described from the continental slope of NewZealand, and their distributions at 32 sites are investigated in relation to environmental factors. Vasostoma aurata n. sp. is char-acterised by a distinctly set-off head, amphideal fovea with 4.5 turns, conspicuous chords consisting of two bands fusing atbody extremities, with outline of cell bodies usually golden-coloured, and relatively short spicules. Setosabatieria conicaud