Table 5.
Biogeographic distribution of Geomonhystera antarcticola in Victoria Land, Antarctica. NP = not published. NA = not available. For references to “this paper”, the year collected refers to the year at the beginning of the austral summer in which samples were collected. For abundance, Low = >0 to 20 nematodes per kg dry soil, M-low = 21 to 200 nematodes per kg dry soil, n = number of samples and % = percentage of samples in which Geomonhystera occurred.
| Biogeographic location | Lat, Long | Habitat | Abundance | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurdo Dry Valleys | *77°30.00'S, 162°00.00'E | ||||
| Alatna Valley | *76°52.82'S, 161°13.82'E | ||||
| Battleship Promontory | *76°54.85'S, 160°59.34'E | ||||
| - | NA, NA | soil | Low (n = 17, 47%) | This paper, collected in 1993 | |
| Southwestern Bluff | 76°55.00'S, 161°03'.00E | soil | Low (n = 14, 14%) | This paper, collected in 2001 | |
| - | NA, NA | soil | Low (n = 6, 50%) | This paper, collected in 2003 | |
| Taylor Valley | *77°38.82'S, 163°03.08'E | ||||
| Lake Bonney | *77°43.00'S, 162°25.00'E | soil | M-low (n = 2, 50%) | This paper, collected in 1998 | |
| Wright Valley | *77°31.39'S, 161°58.70'E | ||||
| 183 m east of Meserve Glacier | *77°31.00'S, 162°17.00'E | algal mat on soil | Present | (Timm 1971) | |
| Between Lake Vanda and Lake Bull | NP, NP | dry algae from the edge of a small pond | Present | (Wharton and Brown 1989) | |
| - | soil | Low (n = 10, 20%) | This paper, collected in 2003 | ||
| Northern Coastal Region | |||||
| Edmonson Point | *74°20.00'S, 165°08.00'E | soil | Present | (Bargagli et al. 1997) | |