Gunnar Gad

Gunnar Gad, marine biologist.

Abt. DZMB, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Südstrand 44, D-26382 Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

E-mail: ggad@senckenberg.de

Taxon names authored

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• 16 taxon names authored by Gunnar Gad

Publications

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• Gad, G. 2004. A new genus of Nanaloricidae (Loricifera) from deep-sea sediments of volcanic origin in the Kilinailau Trench north of Papua New Guinea. Helgoland Marine Research 58: 40–53. DOI: 10.1007/s10152-003-0167-x Reference page. 
• Kristensen, R.M. & Gad, G. 2004. Armorloricus, a new genus of Loricifera (Nanaloricidae) from Trezen ar Skoden (Roscoff, France). Cahiers de Biologie Marine 45(2): 121–156. Reference page. 
• Gad, G. 2005. Giant Higgins-larvae with paedogenetic reproduction from the deep sea of the Angola Basin – evidence for a new life cycle and for abyssal gigantism in Loricifera? Organisms Diversity & Evolution 5(1): 59–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2004.10.005 Reference page. 
• Gad, G. 2005. A parthenogenetic, simplified adult in the life cycle of Pliciloricus pedicularis sp. n. (Loricifera) from the deep sea of the Angola Basin (Atlantic). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 5(1): 77–103. DOI: 10.1016/j.ode.2004.10.006 Reference page. 
• Gad, G. 2005. Successive reduction of the last instar larva of Loricifera, as evidenced by two new species of Pliciloricus from the Great Meteor Seamount (Atlantic Ocean). Zoologischer Anzeiger 243: 239–271. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2004.09.001 Reference page. 
• Gad, G. 2005. Hermaphroditism in Loricifera - as evidenced by Rugiloricus doliolius sp. n. from the Antarctic deep sea. In: Thatje, S., Calcagno, J.A. & Arntz, W.E. (Eds.): Evolution of antarctic fauna - extended abstracts of the IBMANT/ANDEEP international symposium and workshop in 2003. Berichte zur Polar- und Meeresforschung 507, 140–141. Reference page. 
• Gad, G. & Martínez Arbizu, P. 2005. First description of an Arctic Loricifera - a new Rugiloricus-species from the Laptev Sea. Marine Biology Research 1(5): 313–325. DOI: 10.1080/17451000500327455 Reference page. 
• Gad, G. 2009. Culexiregiloricus, a new genus of Nanaloricidae (Loricifera) from the deep sea of the Guinea Basin (Southeast Atlantic). Zootaxa 2096: 33–49. PDF Reference page. 
• Gad, G. 2009. A clearly identifiable postlarva in the life cycle of a new species of Pliciloricus (Loricifera) from the deep sea of the Angola Basin. Zootaxa 2096: 50–81. PDF Reference page.