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Nemys taxon details
Falcaustra falcata
(Linstow, 1906) Lane, 1915
AphiaID
1397864
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1397864)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Chromadorea
(Class)
Chromadoria
(Subclass)
Rhabditida
(Order)
Spirurina
(Suborder)
Ascaridomorpha
(Infraorder)
Cosmocercoidea
(Superfamily)
Kathlaniidae
(Family)
Kathlaniinae
(Subfamily)
Falcaustra
(Genus)
Falcaustra falcata
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Falcaustra
Lane, 1915
Original name
Oxysoma falcatum
Linstow, 1906
Synonymised names
Oxysoma falcatum
Linstow, 1906
·
unaccepted
(Superseded combination)
Oxysoma kachugae
Steward, 1914
· unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Spironoura brevispiculata
Baylis, 1935
· unaccepted >
junior subjective synonym
Environment
fresh, terrestrial
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Falcaustra falcata
(Linstow, 1906) Lane, 1915. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1397864 on 2026-09-10
Taxonomic edit history
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2020-01-07 11:39:36Z
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Gibson, David
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