Publications

Publications of Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa:

Publications sorted chronologically:

• Original papers (peer reviewed)
• Book chapters
• Electronic publications
• Books and volumes in series
• Edited books

Original papers (peer reviewed)

2023

• Diez, Y.L., Sanjuan, C., Monnens, M. & Artois, T. (2023): New species of Polycystididae (Platyhelminthes: Kalyptorhynchia) from Cuba and the Pacific coast of Panama. European Journal of Taxonomy 856: 67-86. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.856.2029
• Torres-Cambas, Y., Megna, Y.S., Salazar-Salina, J.C., Diez, Y.L., Catalá, A., Trapero-Quintana, A.D., et al. & Domisch, S. (2023): A database of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrence records across Cuba. Scientific Data 10: 169. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02088-0
• Diez, Y.L., Sanjuan, C., Bosch, C., Catalá, A., Monnens, M., Curini-Galletti, M. & Artois, T. (2023): Diversity of free-living flatworms (Platyhelminthes) in Cuba. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, blad041. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blad041
• Diez, Y.L., García-Mora, O., Catalá, A. & Gordillo, S. (2023): Drilling predation on bivalve shell assemblages at Playa Guardalavaca, Cuba. Revista de Investigaciones Marinas 43: 55-68. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8018689
• Diez, Y.L., Monnens, M., Wuyts, A., Brendonck, L., Reygel, P., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Artois, T. (in press): Taxonomy and phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida Willems et al., 2006 (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela), with the description of a new family, a new genus and sixteen new species from Cuba and Panama. Organisms Diversity & Evolution
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Canete, J.I. & Mutschke, E. (2022): New record and first description including SEM and mCT of the rare priapulid Acanthopriapulus horridus (Priapulida, Scalidophora). Zool. Anz. 298: 1-9
• Tödter, L. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2023): Morphological and molecular analyses of the meiofaunal cnidarian Otohydra sp. (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria) invalidate the taxon Actinulida. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 64: 261-271
• Tödter, L. & Worsaae, K. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2023): Comparative molecular and morphological species delineation of Halammohydra Remane, 1927 (Hydrozoa)—with the description of four new species. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 23: 455-476
• Eleftheriadi, K., Guiglielmoni, N., Salces-Ortiz, J., Vargas-Chavez, C., Martínez-Redondo, G.I., Gut, M., Flot, J.-F., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Fernández, R. (preprint 2023): The genome sequence of the Montseny horsehair worm, Gordionus montsenyensis sp. nov., a key resource to investigate Ecdysozoa evolution. bioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.26.546503

2022

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Cañete, J.I. & Mutschke, E. (2022): New record and first description including SEM and µCT of the rare priapulid Acanthopriapulus horridus (Priapulida, Scalidophora). Zool. Anz. 298: 1-9.
• Tödter, L.: Ultrastructural organization of Halammohydra vermiformis Swedmark & Teissier, 1957 (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa)", Zoomorphology (accepted).

2021

• Yadav, A.K., Khynriam, D., Limatemjen & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2021): New records of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) from India and a summary of all known Indian species. Taxonomy 1: 14-22.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Oldenburg, V. (2021): Morphology of Soboliphyme baturini (Dioctophymatida, Nematoda) by SEM and histological sectioning. Zool. Anz. 290: 58-70.

2020

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2020): Guide to the identification of marine meiofauna. Pfeil-Verlag, München
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Vieler, V. (2020): Validation of Spadella kappae Schmidt-Rhaesa & Vieler, a small benthic chaetognath from Roscoff, France (Chaetognatha). Zootaxa (Corresponcence)
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2020): Nematomorpha. In Phylonyms: A Companion to the PhyloCode (de Queiroz, K., Cantino, P.D. & Gauthier, J.A., eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton: 575-576.
• Zanca, F., De Villalobos, L.C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Bolek, M.G. & Hanelt, B. (2020): Phylum Nematomorpha. In: Keys to Neaotropical and Antarctic Fauna. Thorp and Covich´s Freshwater Invertebrates. Vol. 5 (Damborenea, C., Rogers, D.C. & Thorp, J.H., eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam: 247-259.
  
  

2019

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2019): Gnathifera (Kieferträger) [S. 133-137], Nemathelminthes [exkl. Nematoda, S. 139-140 + 146-149]. In: Stresemann – Exkursionsfauna von Deutschland, Band 1: Wirbellose (ohne Insekten). 9. Auflage (Klausnitzer, B., ed.). SpringerSpektrum, Heidelberg.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2019): Phylum Nematomorpha. In: Keys to Palaearctic Fauna. Thorp and Covich´s Freshwater Invertebrates. Vol. 4 (Rogers, D.C. & Thorp, J.H., eds.), 4th edition. Academic Press, London: 300-307.

2018

• Jelinek, H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2018): Taxonomic investigations on Naididae: Pristina aequiseta Bourne, 1891 and Pristina foreli (Piguet, 1906) (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Naididae) are distinct species. Natur im Fokus (Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 51: 53-72.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Vieler, V. (2018): Spadella kappi, a new small benthic chaetognath (Spadellidae) from Roscoff, France. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 59: 257-265.
• De Sena Olivera, I., Ruhberg, H., Rowell, D.M. & Mayer, G. (2018): Revision of Tasmanian viviparous velvet worms (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) with descriptions of two new species. Invertebrate Systematics 32: 909-932.
• Yadav, A.K., Tobias, Z.J.C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2018): Gordionus maori (Nematomorpha, Gordiida), a new species of horsehair worm from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 45: 29-42.
• Swanteson-Franz, R.J., Marquez, D.A., Goldstein, C.I., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Bolek, M.G. & Hanelt, B. (2018): New hairworm (Nematomorpha, Gordiida) species described from the Arizona Madrean Sky Islands. ZooKeys 733: 131-145.
• Schuster, J., Atherton, S., Todaro, M.A., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Hochberg, R. (2018): Redescription of Xenodasys riedli (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) based on SEM analysis, with first report of population density data. Marine Biodiversity 48: 259-271.

2017

• Yadav, A.K., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Limatemjen (2017): First report of the Gondwana genus Beatogordius from India, with further records of two Chordodes species (Gordiida, Nematomorpha). Zookeys 643: 53-61.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Karraker, N.E. (2017): Nematomorpha from Hong Kong and description of a new species from Malaysia. Zootaxa 4238: 395-405
• Yadav, A.K., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Laha, R. & Sen, A. (2017): On the recovery of horsehair worms, Gordius sp. (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from pork in Shillong, India. Journal of Parasitic Diseases 41: 302-304
• Henne, S., Friedrich, F., Hammel, J.U., Sombke, A. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2016):  Reconstructing the anterior nervous system of Gordius aquaticus (Nematomorpha, Cycloneuralia) by a multi-methodological approach. Journal of Morphology (online first)
• Henne, S., Sombke, A. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2017): Immunohistochemical analysis oft he anterior nervous system oft he free-living nematode Plectus spp. (Nematoda, Plectidae). Zoomorphology (online first)
• Tobias, Z.J.C., Yadav, A.K., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Poulin, R. (online first): Intra- and interspecific genetic diversity of New Zealand hairworms (Nematomorpha). Parasitology
• Schuster, J., Atherton, S., Todaro, M.A., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Hochberg, R. (online first): Redescription of Xenodasys riedli (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida) based on SEM analysis, with first report of population density data. Marine Biodiversity

2016

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Perissinotto, R. (2016): Chordodes ferox, a new record of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha, Gordiida) from South Africa. ZooKeys 566: 1-11.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2016): Peter Ax and the system of Metazoa. Peckiana 11: 21-33.
• Harkins, C., Shannon, R., Papeş, M., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Hanelt, B. & Bolek, M.G. (2016): Using gordiid cysts to discover the hidden diversity, potential distribution and new species of gordiids (phylum Nematomorpha). Zootaxa 4088: 515-530.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Martínez, J. (2016): Gordius gonzalezi, a new species of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) from Spain. Zootaxa 4103: 63-67.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Schwarz, C.J. (2016): Nematomorpha from the Philippines, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4158: 246-260
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Lalramliana (2016): New records of Indian Nematomorpha, with the description of one new species from the genus Chordodes. Zootaxa 4158: 272-280
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2016): The collection of Nematomorpha in the Zoological Museum Hamburg, including description of a new species, Chordodes jelkae sp.n. . Zoosystematics and Evolution 92: 211-250.

2015

• Kieneke, A., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Hochberg, R. (2015): A new species of Cephalodasys (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from the Caribbean Sea with a determination key to species of the genus. Zootaxa 3947: 367-385.
• Hanelt, B., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Bolek, M.G. (2015): Cryptic spesies of hairworm parasites revealed by molecular data and crowdsourcing of specimen collections. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 82: 211-218.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., LimaTemjen & Yadav, A.K. (2015): Chordodes combiareolatus, a new species of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) from Nagaland, India, with further comments on Chordodes moutoni. Zootaxa 3925: 202-210.

2014

• Szmygiel, C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Hanelt, B. & Bolek, M.G. (2014): Comparative descriptions of non-adult stages of four genera of gordiids (phylum: Nematomorpha). Zootaxa 3768: 101-118.
• Von und zu Gilsa, A., Kieneke, A., Hochberg, R. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2014): Two new species of the genus Dactylopodola (Gastrotricha: Marcodasyida) from the Bahamas, with an updated key to the genus. Cah. Biol. Mar. 55: 333-345.
• Schulze, C., Neves, R.C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2014): Comparative immunohistochemical investigation on the nervous system of two species of Arthrotardigrada (Heterotardigrada, Tardigrada). Zoologischer Anzeiger 253: 225-235.

2013

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Rothe, Birgen H. & García Martínez, A. (2013): Tubiluchus lemburgi, a nw species of meiobenthic Priapulida. Zool. Anz. 253: 158-16
• Bolek, M.G., Szmygiel, C., Kubat, A., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Hanelt, B. (2013): Novel techniques for biodiversity studies of gordiids and description of a new species of Chordodes (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) from Kenya, Africa. Zootaxa 3717: 023-038
• Schulze, C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): The architecture of the nervous system of Echiniscus testudo (Echiniscoidea, Heterotardigrada). Journal of Limnology 72: 44-53
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Yadav, A. (2013): One new species and a new record of the genus Chordodes (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from North-East India. Zootaxa 3693: 293-300
• Bolek, M.G., Rogers, E., Szmygiel, C., Shannon, R.P., Doerfert-Schrader, W.E., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Hanelt, B. (2013): Survival of larval and cyst stages of gordiids (ematomorpha) after exposure to freezing. J. Parasitol. 99: 397-402.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Wagner, F.M. (2013): Considerations on the genus Paragordionus (Nematomorpha, Gordiida). Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 47: 173-183
• Kieneke, A., Narkus, S., Hochberg, R. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): Diplodasys rothei (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida), a new marine gastrotrich species from the Bahamas. Meiofauna Marina 20: 49-61
• Kieneke, A., Rothe, B.H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): Record and description of Anandrodasys agadasys (Gastrotricha: Redudasyidae) from Lee Stocking Island (Bahamas), with remarks on populations from different geographic areas. Meiofauna Marina 20: 39-48
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Pohle, G., Gaudette, J. & Burdett-Coutts, V. (2013): Lobster (Homarus americanus), a new host for marine horsehair worms (Nectonema agile, Nematomorpha). J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U.K. 93: 631-633

2012

• Gorgadze, O., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Kintsurashvili, N. (2012): New data on Georgian species of freshwater horsehair worms (Nematomorpha: Gordiida). Bull. Georgian Nat. Acad. Sci. 6: 125-128
• Appeltans, W. et al.(2) (2012): The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036
• Begay, A.C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Bolek, M.G. & Hanelt, B. (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38.
• Sato, T., Watanabe, K., Tamotsu, T., Ichikawa, A. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2012): Diversity of nematomorphs and cohabiting nematode parasites in riparian ecosystems around Kii Peninsula, Japan. Can. J. Zool. 90: 829-838.
• Faller, S., Rothe, B.H., Todt, C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Loesel, R. (2012): Comparative neuroanatomy of Caudofoveata, Solenogastres, Polyplacophora, and Scaphopoda (Mollusca) and its phylogenetic implications. Zoomorphology 131: 149-170.
• Hanelt, B., Bolek, M.G. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2012): Going solo: Discovery of the first parthenogenetic gordiid (Nematomorpha: Gordiida). PlosOne 7: e34472, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034472

2011

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2011): Beatogordius chinensis (Nematomorpha, Gordiida), a new species from China. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 46: 243-248
• Kintsurashvili, N., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Gorgadze, O. (2011): Chordodes parabipilus (Nematomorpha: Gordiida), a new species of horsehair worms from Georgia. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 46: 235-241
• Rothe, B.H., Kieneke, A. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2011): The nervous system of Xenotrichula intermedia and X. velox (Gastrotricha: Paucitubulatina) by means of immunohistochemistry (IHC) and TEM. Meiofauna Marina 19: 71-88
• Schulze, C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2011): Organisation of the musculature of Batillipes pennaki (Heterotardigrada, Tardigrada). Meiofauna Marina 19: 195-207
• Polte, S. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2011): Immunohistochemical investigations of the interstitial cnidarian Halammohydra octopodides (Hydrozoa). Meiofauna Marina 19: 17-32
• Rothe, B.H., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Kieneke, A. (2011): The nervous system of Neodasys chaetonotoideus (Gastrotricha: Neodasys) revealed by combining confocal laserscanning and transmission electron microscopy – evolutionary comparison of neuroanatomy within the Gastrotricha and basal Protostomia. Zoomorphology 130: 51-84
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Lalramliana (2011): Chordodes mizoramensis (Nematomorpha: Gordiida), a new species of horsehair worm from Mizoram, North-East India. ZooKeys 75: 1-8

2010

• Richter, S., Loesel, R., Purschke, G., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Scholtz, G., Stach, T., Vogt, L., Wanninger, A., Brenneis, G. Döring, C., Faller, S., Fritsch, M., Grobe, P., Heuer, C.M., Kaul, S., Møller, O.S., Müller, C.H.G., Rieger, V., Rothe, B.H., Stegner, M.E.J. & Harzsch, S. (2010): Invertebrate neurophylogeny: suggested terms and definitions for a neuroanatomical glossary. Frontiers in Zoology 7: 29
• Weißbecker, M. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2010): Beobachtungen zur Lebensweise von Saitenwürmern mit Schwerpunkt in West- und Mittelhessen im Zeitraum 2005 – 2008. Hessische Faunistische Briefe 29: 21-45
• Bolek, M.G., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Hanelt, B. & Richardson, D.J. (2010): Redescription of the African Chordodes albibarbatus Montgomery, 1898, and description of Chordodes janovyi n. sp. (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) and its non-adult stages from Cameroon, Africa. Zootaxa 2631: 36-50
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Prous, M. (2010): Records of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) in Estonia, with description of three new species from the genus Gordius. Estonian Journal of Ecology 59: 39-51
• Rothe, B.H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2010): Oregodasys cirratus, a new species of Gastrotricha (Macrodasyida) from Tenerife (Canary Islands), with a description of the muscular and nervous system. Meiofauna Marina 18: 49-66
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35
• Rothe, B.H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2010): Structure of the nervous system in Tubiluchus troglodytes (Priapulida). Invertebrate Biology 129: 39-58
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Gusich, V.V. (2010): A new Gordionus Müller, 1927 from Swizerland (Nematomorpha, Gordiida). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117: 77-82

2009

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Urabe, M. (2009): New records of Gordius specimens from Japan (Nematomorpha, Gordiida). Mitteilungen des Zoologischen Museums in Hamburg 106: 1-6
• De Villalobos, C., Zanca, F. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2009): Revision of the genus Chordodes (Gordiida: Nematomorpha) from Africa IV. Ultrastructural redescription of Chordodes congolensis Sciacchitano, 1933, Chordodes ferox Camerano, 1897, Chordodes madagascariensis (Camerano, 1893), Chordodes mobensis Sciacchitano, 1958 and reinterpretation of Chordodes maculatus Sciacchitano, 1958 and Chordodes kakandensis Sciacchitano, 1958. Journal of Natural History 43: 2579-2595
• Rothe, B.H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2009): Architecture of the nervous system in two Dactylopodola species (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida). Zoomorphology 128: 227-246
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2009): Morphology and deep metazoan phylogeny. Zoomorphology 128: 199-200
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Nishi, H., Tanabe, A.S. & Urabe, M. (2009): New records of hairworms (Nematomorpha, Gordiida) from Japan. Species Diversity 14: 131-135
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Sato, T. (2009): Gordionus chinensis (Villot, 1874) and Gordionus kii sp.n. (Nematomorpha, Gordiida), new reports of the genus Gordionus in Japan. Species Diversity 14: 61-67
• Gorgadze, O., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Kintsurashvili, N. (2008): Hairworm Spinochordodes sp. (Nematomorpha, Gordiidae) from the fauna of Georgia. Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences 2: 131-133
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Farfan, M.A. & Bernard, E.C. (2009): First record of millipeds as host for horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) in North America. Northeastern Naturalist 16: 125-130

2008

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2008): New data on New Zealand horsehair worms (Nematomorpha, Gordiida). Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 105: 5-12
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Cieslak, A. (2008): Three new species of Paragordionus and Gordionus (Nematomorpha, Gordiida) from Spain and Turkey, with comments on the taxon Semigordionus. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 105: 13-22
• Sanchez, M.I., Ponton, F., Schmidt-Rhasea, A., Hughes, D.P., Misse, D. & Thomas, F. (2008): Two steps to suicide in crickets harbouring hairworms. Animal Behaviour 76: 1621-1624
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., de Villalobos, L.C. & Zanca, F. (2008): Summary of Chordodes species (Nematomorpha, Gordiida), with a discussion of their diagnostic characters. Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 44: 37-114
• Dunn, C.W., Hejnol, A., Matus, D.Q., Pang, K., Browne, W.E., Smith, S.A., Seaver, E., Rouse, G.W., Obst, M., Edgecombe. G.D., Sørensen, M.V., Haddock, S.H.D., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Okusu, A., Kristensen, R., Wheeler, W.C., Martindale, M.Q. & Giribet, G. (2008): Broad phylogenomic sampling improves resolution of the animal tree of life. Nature 452: 754-749
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Brune, S. (2008): Description of one known and three new Chordodes species (Nematomorpha) parasitizing praying mantids (Mantoptera) in Malaysia, with a discussion of sexual dimorphism in Chordodes. Zoosystematics and Evolution 84: 57-66
• Rothe, B.H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2008): Variation in the nervous system in three species of the genus Turbanella (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida). Meiofauna Marina 16: 175-184

2007

• De Villalobos, C., Zanca. F. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2007): Revision of the genus Chordodes (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) from Africa. III. Ultrastructural redescription of Chordodes capensis Camerano, 1895, C. clavatus Linstow, 1906, C.digitatus Linstow, 1901, C. tuberculatus Linstow, 1901, and reinterpretation of C ibembensis Sciacchitano, 1958 and C. uncinatus Sciacchitano, 1958. J. Nat. Hist. 41: 2775-2788
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Kulessa, J. (2007): Muscular architecture of Milnesium tardigradum (Tardigrada) and other eutardigrades. Zoomorphology 126: 265-281
• Fontaine, B. et al.(1) (2007): The European Union's 2010 target: putting rare species in focus. Biological Conservation 139: 167-185
• Jochmann, R. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2007): New ultrastructural data from the larva of Paragordius varius (Nematomorpha). Acta Zoologica 88: 137-144

2006

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Geraci, C.J. (2006): Two new species of Acutogordius (Nematomorpha), with a brief review of literature data of this genus. Biodiversity and Systematics 4: 427-433
• Rothe, B.H., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Todaro, M.A. (2006): The general muscular architecture in Tubiluchus troglodytes (Priapulida). Meiofauna Marina 15: 79-86
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Gerke, S. (2006): Cuticular ultrastructure of Chordodes nobilii Camernao, 1901, with a comparison of cuticular ultrastructures in horsehair worms (Nematomorpha). Zoologischer Anzeiger 245: 269-276
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Zaenker, S. (2006): Saitenwürmer (Nematomorpha) aus hessischen Höhlen, Bergwerksstollen und Quellen, mit der Beschreibung einer Abnormalität bei einem Individuum. Hessische Faunistische Briefe 24: 65-77
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Kristensen, P. (2006): Horsehair worms (Nematomrpha) from the Baltic Island Bornholm (Denmark), with notes on the biology of Gordius albopunctatus. Journal of Natural History 40: 495-502
• Liesenjohann, T., Neuhaus, B. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2006): Head sensory organs of Dactylopodola baltica (Macrodasyida, Gastrotricha): A combination of transmission electron microscopical and immunocytochemical techniques. Journal of Morphology 267: 897-908
• Leasi, F., Rothe, B.H., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. &.Todaro, M.A. (2006): The musculature of three species of gastrotrichs surveyed with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM). Acta Zoologica 87: 171-180
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2006): Perplexities concerning the Ecdysozoa: a reply to Pilato et al. Zoologischer Anzeiger 244: 205-208
• Zanca, F., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., de Villalobos, C. & Achiorno,C. (2006): Revision of the genus Chordodes (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) from Africa. II. Ultrastructural redescription of C. africanus Sciacchitano, 1933, C. hawkeri Camerano, 1902, C. sandoensis Sciacchitano, 1937, C. schoutedeni Sciacchitano 1937 and reinterpretation of C. butensis Sciacchitano, 1937. Zootaxa 1191: 49-59
• Zanca, F., de Villalobos, C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2006): Revision of the genus Chordodes (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) from Africa. I. Ultrastructural redescription of Chordodes gariazzi Camerano 1902 C. heinzei, Sciacchitano 1937; C. kolensis, Sciacchitano 1933; C. muelleri, Sciacchitano 1937 and C. ruandensis, Sciacchitano 1937. Journal of Natural History 40:17-31.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Rothe, B.H. (2006): Postembryonic development of longitudinal musculature in Pycnophyes kielensis (Kinorhyncha, Homalorhagida). Integrative and Comparative Biology 46: 144-150
• Zanca, F. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2006): Reinvestigation and new evaluation of representatives from the genera Semigordionus, Euchordodes, Pantachordodes, Dacochordodes and Spinochordodes (Nematomorpha). Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe 82: 170-178

2005

• Hanelt, B., Thomas, F. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2005): Biology of the Phylum Nematomorpha. Advances in Parasitology 59: 243-305
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Biron, D.G., Joly, C. & Thomas, F. (2005): Host-parasite relations and seasonal occurrence of Paragordius tricuspidatus and Spinochordodes tellinii (Nematomorpha) in Southern France. Zoologischer Anzeiger 244: 51-57
• De Villalobos, C., Restelli, M., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Zanca, F. (2005): Ultrastructural observations of the testicular epithelium and spermatozoa of Pseudochordodes bedriagae (Gordiida Nematomorpha). Cell and Tissue Research 321: 251-255
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2005): Morphogenesis of Paragordius varius (Nematomorpha) during the parasitic phase. Zoomorphology 124: 33-46
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Menzel, L. (2005): Central American and Caribbean species of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha), with the description of three new species. Journal of Natural History 39: 515-529
• Biron, D.G., Joly, C., Marché, L., Galéotti, N., Calgano, V., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Renault, L. & Thomas, F. (2005): First analysis of the proteome in two nematomorph species, Paragordius tricuspidatus and Spinochordodes tellinii (Spinochordodidae). Infection, Genetics and Evolution 5: 167-175

2004

• De Villalobos, C., Zanca, F. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): New data on South American species of Chordodes (Nematomorpha). Arquivos do Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro 62: 375-386
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): Japanese horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) from the Lake Biwa Museum. Species Diversity 9: 97-107
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): Gordionus longistriatus, a new species of Nematomorpha from Hawai´i. Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2003, Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 78: 53-55
• Rothe, B.H. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): Probable development from continuous to segmental longitudinal musculature in Pycnophyes kielensis (Kinorhyncha). Meiofauna Marina 13: 21-28
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Yadav, A.K. (2004): First report of Chordodes cf. furnessi (Nematomorpha) from a praying mantid in India with a note on Indian nematomorph species. Current Science 86: 1023-1027
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Bryant, M.S. (2004): Filling the Gondwana gaps: new species and new reports of the genus Beatogordius (Nematomorpha) from Australia and Madagascar. Systematic Parasitology 57: 173-181
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): Ultrastructure of an integumental organ with probable sensory function in Paragordius varius (Nematomorpha). Acta Zoologica 85: 15-19
• Müller, M.C.M., Jochmann, R. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): The musculature of horsehair worm larvae (Gordius aquaticus, Paragordius varius, Nematomorpha): F-actin staining and reconstruction by cLSM and TEM. Zoomorphology 123: 45-54

2003

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Hanelt, B. & Reeves, W. (2003): Redescription and cpompiliation of Nearctic freshwater Nematomorpha (Gordiida), with the description of two new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 153: 77-117
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Old trees, new trees – is there any progress? Zoology 106: 291-301
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Chung, P.-R. & Sohn, W.-M. (2003): Parachordodes megareolatus, a new species of horsehair worm (Nematomorpha) from Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 19: 161-166
• Villalobos, C. de, Rumi, A., Núñez, V., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Zanca, F. (2003): Paratenic hosts: larval survival strategy in Paragordius varius (Leidy, 1851) (Gordiida, Nematomorpha). Acta Parasitologica 48: 98-102
• Müller, M.C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Reconstruction of the muscle system in Antygomonas sp (Kinorhyncha, Cyclorhagida) by means of phalloidin labelling and cLSM analysis. Journal of Morphology 256: 103-110
• Villalobos, L.C. de, Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Zanca, F. (2003): Revision of the genus Beatogordius (Gordiida, Nematomorpha). II. South American species with description of two new species. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 98: 115-128

2002

• Bleidorn, C. , Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Garey, J.R. (2002): Systematic relationships of Nematomorpha based on molecular and morphological data. Invertebrate Biology 121: 357-364
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Villalobos, L.C. de (2002): Revision of the genus Beatogordius (Nematomorpha). I. African species including Chordodiolus echinatus. Annales du Musee Royale de l´Afrique Centrale (Zoologie) 290: 1-25
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2002): Two dimensions of biodiversity research exemplified by Nematomorpha and Gastrotricha. Integrative and Comparative Biology (American Zoologist) 42: 633-640
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A (2002).: Australian species of Chordodes (Nematomorpha) with a description of two new species, remarks on the genus and its life history. Journal of Natural History 36: 1569-1588
• Thomas, F., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Martin, G., Manu, C., Durand, P. & Renaud, F. (2002): Do hairworms (Nematomorpha) manipulate the water-seeking behaviour of their terrestrial hosts? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 15: 356-361
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2002): Are the genera of Nematomorpha monophyletic taxa? Zoologica Scripta 31: 185-200

2001

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2001): Tardigrades – are they really miniaturized dwarfs? Zoologischer Anzeiger 240: 549-555
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Kieneke, A., Muschiol, D. & Chung, P.-R. (2001): Tubular structures on the cuticle of two Gordius species (Nematomorpha, Gordioidea, Gordiidae) from Korea and New Zealand. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 17: 165-169
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Ehrmann, R. (2001): Horsehair worms (Nematomorpha) as parasites of praying mantids. Zoologischer Anzeiger 240: 167-179
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2001): The life cycle of horsehair worms (Nematomorpha). Acta Parasitologica 46: 151-158
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2001): Variation of cuticular characters in the Nematomorpha: studies on Gordionus violaceus (Baird, 1853) and G. wolterstorffii (Camerano, 1888) from Britain and Ireland. Systematic Parasitology 49: 41-57
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2001): Problems and perspectives in nematomorph systematics. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 1: 161-163
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2001): Reinvestigation and reinterpretation of Chordodiolus echinatus (Linstow, 1901), a peculiar nematomorph species. Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe 77: 91-94

2000

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2000): Scanning electron microscopy of the anterior end of Hystrichis tricolor (Nematoda: Dioctophymida). Russian Journal of Nematology 8: 133-138
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2000): Rasterelektronenmikroskopische Untersuchungen an Gordionus violaceus und Gordius elongiporus n. sp. (Nematomorpha) aus Niederösterreich. Linzer Biologische Beiträge 32: 455-461
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Thomas, F. & Poulin, R. (2000): Redescription of Gordius paranensis Camerano, 1892 (Nematomorpha), a species new for New Zealand. Journal of Natural History 34: 333-340

1999

• Thomas, F., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Poulin, R. (1999): Microhabitat characteristics and reproductive status of male Euchordodes nigromaculatus (Nematomorpha). J. Helminthology 73: 91-93

1998

• Garey, J.R., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Near, T.J. & Nadler, S.A. (1998): The evolutionary relationships of rotifers and acanthocephalans. Hydrobiologia 387/388: 83-91
• Garey, J.R. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1998): The essential role of „minor“ phyla in molecular studies of animal evolution. Am. Zool. 38: 907-917
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Bartolomaeus, T., Lemburg, C., Ehlers, U. & Garey, J.R. (1998): The position of the Arthropoda in the phylogenetic system. J. Morphology 238: 263-285
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1998): Phylogenetic relationships of the Nematomorpha - a discussion of current hypothesis. Zoologischer Anzeiger 236: 203-216
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Thomas, F. & Poulin, R. (1998): Scanning electron microscopy and intraspecific variation in Euchordodes nigromaculatus from New Zealand. J. Helminthology 72: 65-70
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1998): Muscular ultrastructure in Nectonema munidae and Gordius aquaticus (Nematomorpha). Invertebrate Biology 117: 38-45

1997

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1997): Ultrastructural observations of the male reproductive system and spermatozoa of Gordius aquaticus L. 1758 (Nematomorpha). Invertebrate Reproduction and Development 32: 31-40
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1997): Ultrastructural features of the female reproductive system and female gametes of Nectonema munidae Brinkmann 1930 (Nematomorpha). Parasitology Research 83: 77-81

1996

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1996): Ultrastructure of the anterior end in three ontogenetic stages of Nectonema munidae (Nematomorpha). Acta Zoologica 77: 267-278
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1996): The nervous system of Nectonema munidae and Gordius aquaticus, with implications on the ground pattern of the Nematomorpha. Zoomorphology 116: 133-142
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1996): Die Biologie der Saitenwürmer (Nematomorpha) - Rätselhaftes Leben wenig bekannter Würmer. Mikrokosmos 85: 279-283

1993

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1993): Ultrastructure and development of the spermatozoa of Multipeniata (Prolecitophora, Plathelminthes). Microfauna Marina 8: 131-138

1992

• Ax, P. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1992): The fastening of egg capsules of Multipeniata Nasonov, 1927 (Prolecitophora, Plathelminthes) on bivalves - an adaptation to the living conditions in soft bottom. Microfauna Marina 7: 167-175

 

Book chapters

2016

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Henne, S. (2016): Cycloneuralia. In: Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems (Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. & Purschke, G., eds.), Oxford University Press, Oxford: 368-382.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., De Villalobos, L.C., Zanca, F., Hanelt, B. & Bolek, M.G. (2016): Phylum Nematomorpha. In: Keys to Nearctic Fauna. Thorp and Covich´s Freshwater Invertebrates. Vol. 2 (Thorp, J.H. & Rogers, D.C., eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam: 181-188.

2015

• Kieneke, A. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2015): Gastrotricha. In: Handbook of Zoology. Vol. 3: Gastrotricha and Gnathifera (Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., ed.), De Gruyter, Berlin: 1-134.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2015): Gnathostomulida. In: Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems (Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. & Purschke, G., eds.), Oxford University Press, Oxford: 118-121.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Rothe, B.H. (2015): Gastrotricha. In: Structure and evolution of invertebrate nervous systems (Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. & Purschke, G., eds.), Oxford University Press, Oxford: 141-147.
• Bolek, M.G., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., De Villalobos, L.C. & Hanelt, B. (2015): Phylum Nematomorpha. In: Thorp and Covich´s Freshwater Invertebrates. Vol. 1: Ecology and general biology (Thorp, J. & Rogers, D.C., eds.), Academic Press: 303-326.

2014

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2014): Order Dioctophymatida. In: Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 2: Nematoda. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.). De Gruyter, Berlin: 317-334.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2014): Outline on nematode phylogeny. In: Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 2: Nematoda. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.). De Gruyter, Berlin: 171-172

2013

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): Ecdysozoa. In: Spezielle Zoologie, Teil 1: Einzeller und Wirbellose Tiere (W. Westheide & G. Rieger, eds.), 3. Ed. Springer Spektrum, Berlin: 423-425.
• Heiner Bang-Berthelsen, I., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Kristensen, R.M. (2013): Loricifera. In: Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 1: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha and Loricifera. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.). De Gruyter, Berlin: 349-371
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): Priapulida. In: Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 1: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha and Loricifera. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.). De Gruyter, Berlin: 147-180
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): Nematomorpha. In: Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 1: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha and Loricifera. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.). De Gruyter, Berlin: 29-145
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2013): Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera: general history and phylogeny. In: Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 1: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha and Loricifera. Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.). De Gruyter, Berlin: 1-10

2012

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2012): The Nematomorpha of the Balkan Peninsula. In: Fauna Balkana, Vol. 1. Pavićević, D. & Perreau, M. (eds.). University of Novi Sad

2009

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2009): Nematomorpha (Saitenwürmer). In: Endemiten - Kostbarkeiten in Österreichs Tier- und Pflanzenwelt. Rabitsch, W. & Essl, F. (Eds.). Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Kärnten und Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Klagenfurt und Wien: 381-383
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2009): Nematomorpha (Horsehair worms). In: Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, Likens, G.E. (ed.), Elsevier, Oxford: 384-393

2008

• Pešić, V. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2008): First data on Serbian hairworms (Nematomorpha). In: Advances in the studies of the fauna of the Balkan Peninsula, Pavićević, D. & Perreau, M. (eds.), Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Monograph No. 22, Belgrade.

2007

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2007): Worms. In: Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores, Denny, M.W. & Gaines, S.D. (eds.), University of California Press, Berkeley: 643-646.

2006

• In the „Brockhaus Enzyklopädie der Tiere“, vol. 1 (Wirbellose ohne Arthropoda; A. Schmidt-Rhaesa & C. Lüter, eds.): Evolution und Systematik (Schmidt-Rhaesa & Lüter), pp. 16-19, Körperbau, pp. 20-29 Fortbewegung, pp. 30-33, Ernährung, pp. 34-37, Fortpflanzung, pp. 38-43, Verhalten, pp. 44-47, Systematik der Tiere (Schmidt-Rhaesa & Lüter), pp. 52-65, Placozoa, pp. 78-79, Mesozoa, pp. 80-81, Ctenophora, pp. 126-131, Xenoturbellida, pp. 132-133, Plathelminthes, pp. 134-147, Gnathostomulida, pp. 148-149, Micrognathozoa, pp. 150-151, Rotifera (Ahlrichs & Schmidt-Rhaesa), pp. 152-157, Acanthocephala, pp. 158-159, Gastrotricha, pp. 160-161, Priapulida, pp. 162-163, Loricifera, pp. 164-165, Kinorhyncha, pp. 166-167, Nematoda, pp. 168-179, Nematomorpha, pp. 180-181, Onychophora, pp. 188-191, Nemertini, pp. 192-193, Entoprocta, pp. 328-331, Cycliophora, pp. 332-333, Sipunculida, pp. 334-335, Echiurida, pp. 336-337.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2006): Saitenwürmer (Nematomorpha). In: Quellen im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden – Lebensgemeinschaften als Indikatoren des Klimawandels, Gerecke, R. & Franz, H. (coordination), Nationalparkverwaltung Berchtesgaden (ed.). Forschungsbericht 51: 113-114

2005

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2005): Nematomorpha (horse-hair worms). In: Marine Parasitology (Rohde, K. ,ed.). CSIRO Publishing: 213-216

2004

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2004): Ecdysozoa versus Articulata. In: Richter, S. & Sudhaus, W. (Hrsg.): Kontroversen in der Phylogenetischen Systematik der Metazoa. Sonderheft Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin (N.F.) 43: 35-49

2003

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Acanthocephala (Kratzer). In: Das Mittelmeer, Band II/1 (Hofrichter, R., Hrsg.), Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 732-735
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Bartolomaeus, T. (2003): Gnathostomulida (Kiefermünder). In: Das Mittelmeer, Band II/1 (Hofrichter, R., Hrsg.), Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 700-703
• Patzner, R.A., Hofrichter, R., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Faubel, A. & Noreña-Janssen, C. (2003): Plathelminthes (Plattwürmer). In: Das Mittelmeer, Band II/1 (Hofrichter, R., Hrsg.), Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 654-699
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Nematomorpha (Saitenwürmer). In: Das Mittelmeer, Band II/1 (Hofrichter, R., Hrsg.), Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 628-629
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Gastrotricha (Bauchhärlinge). In: Das Mittelmeer, Band II/1 (Hofrichter, R., Hrsg.), Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 586-597
• Hofrichter, R., Petz, W., Kremer, B.P., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Schaumann, K. (2003): Biodiversität und Probleme der Systematik: ein Überblick. In: Das Mittelmeer, Band II/1 (Hofrichter, R., Hrsg.), Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg: 26-53
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Integrative approaches to phylogenetic relationships of arthropods – Introduction to the Symposium. In: The new Panorama of Animal Evolution (Legakis, A., Sfenthourakis, S. Polymeni, R. & Thessalou-Legakis, M., eds.), Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Zoology. Pensoft, Sofia: 461-466

1999

• Lemburg, C. & Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1999): Priapulida. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction (Knobil, E. & Neill, J.D., Hrsg.), Vol. 3. Academic Press, San Diego: 419-424
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1999): Nematomorpha. In: Encyclopedia of Reproduction (Knobil, E. & Neill, J.D., Hrsg.), Vol. 3. Academic Press, San Diego: 13-21

 

Electronic publications

• Schmidt-Rhaesa A. (2012). FADA Nematomorpha: World checklist of freshwater Nematomorpha species (version Dec 2010). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 21st December 2012 (Bisby F., Roskov Y., Culham A., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col/. Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2003): Nematomorpha. In „Fauna Europaea“ (http://www.faunaeur.org).
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2002): Other invertebrate taxa. In: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, chapter 6.71.7.8., Oxford, UK (http://www.eolss.net)
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2002): Platyhelminthes, Nemertea and “Aschelminthes”. In: Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), chapter 6.71.7.2., Oxford, UK (http://www.eolss.net)

 

Books and volumes in series

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2007): The Evolution of Organ Systems. Oxford University Press, 386 Seiten, ISBN-10: 0198566689 / ISBN-13: 978-0198566687.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2002): Die Saitenwürmer. Neue Brehm-Bücherei, vol. 632. Westarp Wissenschaften, Hohenwarsleben, 79 pages. ISBN: 3 89432 902 5
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1997): Nematomorpha. In: Süßwasserfauna Mitteleuropas (Schwoerbel, J. & Zwick, P, eds.). Gustav Fischer Verlag Stuttgart, Jena, New York, 124 pages. ISBN: 3-437-25428-6
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (1996): Zur Morphologie, Biologie und Phylogenie der Nematomorpha - Untersuchungen an Nectonema munidae und Gordius aquaticus. Cuvillier Verlag Göttingen, 276 pages. ISBN: 3 89588 434 0

 

Edited books

2016

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Richter, S. (2016): Peter Ax, the promotor of phylogenetic systematics. 56th Phylogenetic symposium 2014 in Hamburg, Germany. Peckiana 11.
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A., Harzsch, S. & Purschke, G. (2016): Structure and evolution of Invertebrate Nervous Systems. Oxford University Press.

2015

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.) (2015): Handbook of Zoology. Echinoidea. Verlag De Gruyter, Berlin.
• Thiel, R., Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Schliemann, H. (2015): Natur- und Umweltschutz in der Metropolregion Hamburg – Erwartungen, Ansprüche und Realität. Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg 45 (in press)
• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.) (2015): Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 3: Gastrotricha and Gnathifera. Verlag De Gruyter, Berlin. 354 pages. ISBN978-3-11-027381-6

2014

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.) (2014): Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 2: Nematoda. Verlag De Gruyter, Berlin. 759 pages. ISBN978-3-11-027375-5

2013

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed.) (2013): Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Volume 1: Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha and Loricifera. Verlag De Gruyter, Berlin. 381 pages. ISBN978-3-11-021938-8

2006

• Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. & Lüter, C. (ed.) (2006): Faszination Natur, Band 1 (Wirbellose I). Brockhaus Verlag, Leipzig, Mannheim. 440 pages. ISBN: 3-7653-9271-5

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