Towards a standardisation of morphological measurements in the phylum Kinorhyncha

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  • Alberto González-Casarrubios
  • Diego Cepeda
  • Fernando Pardos
  • Birger Neuhaus
  • Hiroshi Yamasaki
  • Herranz Matesanz, Maria
  • Katarzyna Grzelak
  • Anastassya Maiorova
  • Andrey Adrianov
  • Matteo Dal Zotto
  • Maikon Di Domenico
  • Stephen C. Landers
  • Nuria Sánchez
Taxonomic studies of the phylum Kinorhyncha follow a standardised structure, which is extremely useful in many aspects, such as making it easier to read and compare the different species descriptions. Nevertheless, the morphological measurements methods, essential for formal description of species, may differ according to the authors. In the present contribution, we propose a standardised method of taking and representing the measurements, with the aim of obtaining comparable and repeatable morphometric results. Additionally, we propose an online repository to make the measurements accessible to all researchers in the same format, facilitating future comparisons and studies. Finally, a glossary that compiles and defines all the measurements that may be included in Kinorhyncha descriptions is presented.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftZoologischer Anzeiger
Vol/bind302
Sider (fra-til)217-223
Antal sider7
ISSN0044-5231
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

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The authors would like to thank Prof Dr Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa (Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Hamburg, Germany) for the organisation of the VI International Scalidophora Workshop that took place in Helgoland, Germany, on 15–19 August, 2022. In addition, the authors would also like to thank all those who attended the Workshop, which was key for the authors to discuss and make the present contribution possible. Lastly, thanks to Peter Funch (Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark), Gina Dambrowski (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany), Marta García-Cobo (Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Jan Raeker (Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Hamburg, Germany) and Fritz Schiller (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany), who were involved in the realisation of this contribution.

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