Abstract
Previous records of species belonging to the order Rhabditida in peninsular Spain and Balearic Islands is presented as compilation. Eighty species of forty genera and twelve families are listed. Information concerning each species contains scientific name, synonymy, distribution and remarks. Distributional data include localities and/or geographical areas where the species have been collected and the corresponding references. A short discussion on current knowledge on rhabditid nematodes in the Iberian geography is also made. Majority of species are defficiently known, being necessary additional taxonomic and/or faunistic studies of this taxon.
Highlights
Members of the order Rhabditida are one of the most important taxa within the phylum Nematoda. They are very abundant and widely distributed in both soil and freshwater, where exploit different food resources: saprophagous and/or bacteriovorous, predators, insect-parasites or entomopathogens and even, if we take into account the new concept of the group by De Ley and Blaxter, plant-parasites
A small and rather disperse volume of data is found in numerous contributions dealing with general nematode fauna, or in a few articles containing descriptions of previously known and/or new species
Appendix I shows the taxonomic position of the species, and Appendix II offers an alphabetical list of the species ordered by their generic names
Summary
Previous records of species belonging to the order Rhabditida in peninsular Spain and Balearic Islands is presented as compilation. Information concerning each species contains scientific name, synonymy, distribution and remarks. Especies de rhabdítidos (Nematoda: Rhabditida) citadas en España peninsular y las Islas Baleares. Se presenta una recopilación de citas previas de especies pertenecientes al orden Rhabditida en la España peninsular e Islas Baleares. Los datos de distribución incluyen las localidades y/o áreas geográficas donde las especies han sido recolectadas, y las referencias correspondientes. También se realiza una breve discusión sobre el conocimiento de los nematodos rhabdítidos en el área ibérica, concluyéndose que la mayor parte de las especies se conocen deficientemente, siendo necesario un estudio taxonómico y/o faunístico adicional del taxon. Palabras clave: Citas, distribución, fauna ibérica, nematodos rhabdítidos, recopilación
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