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Metadesmolaimus gaelicus Platt, 1983

153156  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153156)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Chromadoria (Subclass)
  6. Monhysterida (Order)
  7. Monhysterina (Suborder)
  8. Sphaerolaimoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Xyalidae (Family)
  10. Metadesmolaimus (Genus)
  11. Metadesmolaimus gaelicus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine
Platt, H. M. (1983). New species of Metadesmolaimus and Stephanolaimus (Nematoda: Chromadoria) from Northern Ireland with reviews of the genera. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 78: 363-373., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1975.tb02265.x
page(s): 364 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  BMNH 1982.11.123, geounit Northern Ireland  
Holotype BMNH 1982.11.123, geounit Northern Ireland [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Metadesmolaimus gaelicus Platt, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153156 on 2025-04-10
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2005-04-15 08:06:31Z
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Appeltans, Ward
2010-05-07 08:47:46Z
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Vanaverbeke, Jan
2010-06-23 09:32:37Z
changed
Vanaverbeke, Jan

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Nomenclature

original description Platt, H. M. (1983). New species of Metadesmolaimus and Stephanolaimus (Nematoda: Chromadoria) from Northern Ireland with reviews of the genera. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 78: 363-373., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1975.tb02265.x
page(s): 364 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Soetaert, K., M. Vincx, J. Wittoeck, M. Tulkens & D. Van Gansbeke. (1994). Spatial patterns of Westerschelde meiobenthos. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 39:367-388. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/ecss.1994.1070 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Tchesunov, A. V.; Miljutin, D. M. (2006). Three new free-living nematode species (Monhysterida) from the Arctic abyss, with revision of the genus Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922 (Linhomoeidae). Russian Journal of Nematology. 14(1): 57-75. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Ecology

ecology source Soetaert, K.. M. Vinckx, J. Wittoeck & M.Tulkens. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. Hydrobiologia. 311: 185-206. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Identification resource

identification resource Guo, Y; Chen, Y.; Liu, M. (2016). Metadesmolaimus zhanggi sp. nov. (Nematoda: Xyalidae) from East China Sea, with a pictorial key to Metadesmolaimus species. Cah. Biol. Mar. 57: 73-79. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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Holotype BMNH 1982.11.123, geounit Northern Ireland [details]
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