Towards a standardisation of morphological measurements in the phylum Kinorhyncha

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,...

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Published inZoologischer Anzeiger Vol. 302; pp. 217 - 223
Main Authors González-Casarrubios, Alberto, Cepeda, Diego, Pardos, Fernando, Neuhaus, Birger, Yamasaki, Hiroshi, Herranz, María, Grzelak, Katarzyna, Maiorova, Anastassya, Adrianov, Andrey, Dal Zotto, Matteo, Di Domenico, Maikon, Landers, Stephen C., Sánchez, Nuria
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier GmbH 01.01.2023
Elsevier
Subjects
Life Sciences
Morphology
Morphometrics
Mud dragons
Reproducibility
Taxonomy
Taxonomy
Reproducibility
Morphometrics
Morphology
Mud dragons
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0044-5231
1873-2674
DOI:10.1016/j.jcz.2022.11.015