World Database of Nematodes

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Nemys name details

Mesotheristus setosus (Bütschli, 1874) Wieser, 1956

159618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159618)

 unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Monhystera setosa Bütschli, 1874) Bütschli, O. (1874). Zur Kenntnis der freilebenden Nematoden, insbesondere der des Kieler Hafens. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em>
page(s): 29 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Distribution Recorded: widespread throughout Europe and Scandinavia; New South Wales, Australia; Potomac River, U.S.A; Iceland;...  
Distribution Recorded: widespread throughout Europe and Scandinavia; New South Wales, Australia; Potomac River, U.S.A; Iceland; Massachusetts, North Carolina; Cananeira, Brazil; Avonport, Nova Scotia [details]
Nemys eds. (2024). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Mesotheristus setosus (Bütschli, 1874) Wieser, 1956. Accessed at: https://nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159618 on 2024-03-28
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original description  (of Monhystera setosa Bütschli, 1874) Bütschli, O. (1874). Zur Kenntnis der freilebenden Nematoden, insbesondere der des Kieler Hafens. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em>
page(s): 29 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Hopper, B. E. (1969). Marine nematodes of Canada. II. Marine nematodes from the Minas Basin - Scots Bay area of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. <em>Can. J. Zool.</em> 47(4): 671-690. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet bacteria, fungi and other nematodes [details]

Dimensions Length: male 1.71-1.96 mm, female 1.51-1.99 mm; Maximum width: 85-115 u; Head: 25-31 u wide [details]

Distribution Recorded: widespread throughout Europe and Scandinavia; New South Wales, Australia; Potomac River, U.S.A; Iceland; Massachusetts, North Carolina; Cananeira, Brazil; Avonport, Nova Scotia [details]

Habitat free-living or bottom dwelling [details]

Importance useful in determining environmental quality [details]

Reproduction separate sexes; fertilization internal, eggs may be retained until hatching. Young appear as juvenile worms (not larvae). [details]

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