Antygomonas Explained

Antygomonas is a genus of cyclorhagids. It is the only genus in the family Antygomonidae Adrianov & Malakhov, 1994. Species of Antygomonas are commonly referred to as "mud dragons."

Species

• Antygomonas incomitata Nebelsick, 1990
• Antygomonas oreas Bauer-Nebelsick, 1996^[1]
• Antygomonas paulae Sørensen, 2007^[2]

Further reading

• Müller, M. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003). Reconstruction of the muscle system in Antygomonas sp. (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida) by means of phalloidin labeling and cLSM. Journal of Morphology, 265(2), 103–110.
• Sørensen, M., Accogli, G. & Hansen, J. (2010). Postembryonic development of Antygomonas incomitata (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida). Journal of Morphological, 271(7), 863–882.

External links

• WORMS entry for Antygomonidae
• ITIS entry for Antygomonidae

Notes and References

1. Bauer-Nebelsick, M. (1996). Antygomonas oreas sp. n., a new deep-sea kinorhynch from the Pacific Ocean (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 98(B), 5–22.
2. Sørensen, M. V. (2007). A new species of Antygomonas (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Atlantic coast of Florida, USA. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 48, 155–168.