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Nemys taxon details
Discolaimium gigas
Fielding, 1950
AphiaID
1566415
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1566415)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Enoplea
(Class)
Dorylaimia
(Subclass)
Dorylaimida
(Order)
Dorylaimina
(Suborder)
Dorylaimoidea
(Superfamily)
Qudsianematidae
(Family)
Discolaiminae
(Subfamily)
Discolaimium
(Genus)
Discolaimium gigas
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Discolaimium
Thorne, 1939
Original name
Discolaimium gigas
Fielding, 1950
Environment
marine
,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Original description
Fielding, M. J. (1950). Three new predaceous nematodes. <em>The Great Basin Naturalist.</em> 10: 45-50.
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Discolaimium gigas
Fielding, 1950. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1566415 on 2026-02-11
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Peña Santiago, Reyes
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original description
Fielding, M. J. (1950). Three new predaceous nematodes. <em>The Great Basin Naturalist.</em> 10: 45-50.
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