MarNemaFunDiv: a first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes

Abstract Here, we present the first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes (MarNemaFunDiv). In this study, we propose 16 functional traits (life strategy, body shape, trophic group, oesophageal bulb, cuticle complexity, adhesive structures and ambulatory setae, head shape, a...

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Main Authors: Edwin Daché, Daniela Zeppilli, Jozée Sarrazin, Ravail Singh, Elisa Baldrighi, Dmitry Miljutin, Aurélien Boyé
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05105-6
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description Abstract Here, we present the first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes (MarNemaFunDiv). In this study, we propose 16 functional traits (life strategy, body shape, trophic group, oesophageal bulb, cuticle complexity, adhesive structures and ambulatory setae, head shape, amphid (shape and size), sensory structures (head and rest of the body), light sensing, male reproductive system (spicule, pre/postcloacal supplements and gubernaculum) and tail shape). Some of these traits were already used in marine ecology as functional categories (e.g. trophic groups, tail shapes, c-p classes) while others have never been considered before. These 16 traits were described and attributed to 86 nematode genera, representing the most abundant ones in shallow-water and deep-sea ecosystems. The matrix proposed in this study encompasses a comprehensive range of traits, enabling it to tackle a variety of ecological questions in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-b1eceec4bc044c46aac84e0823fd8be62025-08-20T02:15:14ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-05-0112111110.1038/s41597-025-05105-6MarNemaFunDiv: a first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodesEdwin Daché0Daniela Zeppilli1Jozée Sarrazin2Ravail Singh3Elisa Baldrighi4Dmitry Miljutin5Aurélien Boyé6Univ. Brest, Ifremer, UMR6197 Biologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes marins ProfondsUniv. Brest, Ifremer, UMR6197 Biologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes marins ProfondsUniv. Brest, Ifremer, UMR6197 Biologie et Ecologie des Ecosystèmes marins ProfondsNational Oceanography CentreDepartment of Biology, University of Nevada-RenoBioConsult GmbH & Co. KG, auf der Muggenburg 30 28217IFREMER–DYNECO/LEBCO, Centre de Bretagne, CS1007 29280Abstract Here, we present the first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes (MarNemaFunDiv). In this study, we propose 16 functional traits (life strategy, body shape, trophic group, oesophageal bulb, cuticle complexity, adhesive structures and ambulatory setae, head shape, amphid (shape and size), sensory structures (head and rest of the body), light sensing, male reproductive system (spicule, pre/postcloacal supplements and gubernaculum) and tail shape). Some of these traits were already used in marine ecology as functional categories (e.g. trophic groups, tail shapes, c-p classes) while others have never been considered before. These 16 traits were described and attributed to 86 nematode genera, representing the most abundant ones in shallow-water and deep-sea ecosystems. The matrix proposed in this study encompasses a comprehensive range of traits, enabling it to tackle a variety of ecological questions in the future.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-05105-6
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title_short MarNemaFunDiv: a first comprehensive dataset of functional traits for marine nematodes
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