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Dracograllus miguelitus Johnson da Silva, Zeppilli, Foulon, Dessandier, Matabos & Sarrazin, 2025
1828220 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1828220)
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Species
marine
Johnson da Silva, W.; Zeppilli, D.; Foulon, V.; Dessandier, P.-A.; Matabos, M.; Sarrazin, J. (2025). On <i>Dracograllus miguelitus</i> sp. nov. (Nematoda: Draconematidae) from an inactive structure: insights into its taxonomy, biodiversity and ecology at hydrothermal vents. <em>PeerJ.</em> 13: e19585., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19585 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype MNHN
, Note Lucky Strike vent field-MAR. Samples were...
Holotype MNHN [details]
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Type locality Lucky Strike vent field-MAR. Samples were collected from a hard substratum covered by a thin layer of volcaniclastic sediment, on a visually inactive vent structure at 1,649 m depth. Environmental conditions exhibited background or slightly higher seawater temperature (i.e. 4.8–5.7 °C) and higher pH (i.e. 7.8–7.9) than the surrounding deep-sea but the activity was very low compared to active habitats where recorded temperature varied between 5.2 °C to 9.5 °C, reaching a maximum of 22.1 °C, and pH varying from 7.2 to 7.6. [details]
Type material All specimens are deposited in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, France. Male holotype, two juvenile paratypes and the female paratype in the inventory number MNNH-BN511-I1-L1-B. Two male paratypes and female paratypes in MNHN-BN511-I2-L1-A. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is in honor of ‘Pedro Miguel’, nephew of the first author.
Etymology The specific epithet is in honor of ‘Pedro Miguel’, nephew of the first author. [details]
Nemys eds. (2026). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Dracograllus miguelitus Johnson da Silva, Zeppilli, Foulon, Dessandier, Matabos & Sarrazin, 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1828220 on 2026-10-18
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Johnson da Silva, W.; Zeppilli, D.; Foulon, V.; Dessandier, P.-A.; Matabos, M.; Sarrazin, J. (2025). On <i>Dracograllus miguelitus</i> sp. nov. (Nematoda: Draconematidae) from an inactive structure: insights into its taxonomy, biodiversity and ecology at hydrothermal vents. <em>PeerJ.</em> 13: e19585., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19585 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN [details]
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Etymology The specific epithet is in honor of ‘Pedro Miguel’, nephew of the first author. [details]Type locality Lucky Strike vent field-MAR. Samples were collected from a hard substratum covered by a thin layer of volcaniclastic sediment, on a visually inactive vent structure at 1,649 m depth. Environmental conditions exhibited background or slightly higher seawater temperature (i.e. 4.8–5.7 °C) and higher pH (i.e. 7.8–7.9) than the surrounding deep-sea but the activity was very low compared to active habitats where recorded temperature varied between 5.2 °C to 9.5 °C, reaching a maximum of 22.1 °C, and pH varying from 7.2 to 7.6. [details]
Type material All specimens are deposited in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris, France. Male holotype, two juvenile paratypes and the female paratype in the inventory number MNNH-BN511-I1-L1-B. Two male paratypes and female paratypes in MNHN-BN511-I2-L1-A. [details]
| Language | Name | |
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| English | dragon nematode | [details] |
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