TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a standardisation of morphological measurements in the phylum Kinorhyncha
AU - González-Casarrubios, Alberto
AU - Cepeda, Diego
AU - Pardos, Fernando
AU - Neuhaus, Birger
AU - Yamasaki, Hiroshi
AU - Herranz, María
AU - Grzelak, Katarzyna
AU - Maiorova, Anastassya
AU - Adrianov, Andrey
AU - Dal Zotto, Matteo
AU - Di Domenico, Maikon
AU - Landers, Stephen C.
AU - Sánchez, Nuria
N1 - Funding Information:
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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PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jcz.2022.11.015
DO - 10.1016/j.jcz.2022.11.015
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85145855098
SN - 0044-5231
VL - 302
SP - 217
EP - 223
JO - Zoologischer Anzeiger
JF - Zoologischer Anzeiger
ER -