Mud dragons (kinorhynchs) are tiny marine invertebrates (100 micrometers to 1 mm) essential to marine ecosystem function.

Secondary production estimates for specific taxa of macrofauna and meiofauna, usually at species or genus level, were made using the size-frequency method. Annual standing biomass and production to ...

meadows are known as sites of great ecological importance owing to their role as nurseries for many fish species and macroinvertebrates, and due to their role as “blue” carbon sinks from burial of ...

Kinorhynchs are small animals ranging from 100 micrometers to one millimeter that are part of the meiofauna ... research team that has described a new species of kinorhynch or mud dragon in ...