Nemys - Discolaimium smithi (Heyns, 1963) Das, Khan & Loof, 1969

Nemys name details

Discolaimium smithi (Heyns, 1963) Das, Khan & Loof, 1969

AphiaID

1653493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1653493)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Accepted name

Latocephalus smithi (Heyns, 1963) Patil & Khan, 1982

Rank

Species

Parent

Discolaimium Thorne, 1939

Original name

Discolaimoides smithi Heyns, 1963

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Discolaimoides smithi Heyns, 1963) Heyns, J. (1963). A report of South African nematodes of the genera Labronema Thorne, Discolaimus Cobb, Discolaimoides n. gen. and Discolaimium Thorne (Nematoda: Dorylaimoidea). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 30: 1-6. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Discolaimium smithi (Heyns, 1963) Das, Khan & Loof, 1969. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1653493 on 2026-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

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original description (of Discolaimoides smithi Heyns, 1963) Heyns, J. (1963). A report of South African nematodes of the genera Labronema Thorne, Discolaimus Cobb, Discolaimoides n. gen. and Discolaimium Thorne (Nematoda: Dorylaimoidea). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 30: 1-6. [details] Available for editors

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new combination reference Das, V. M.; Khan, E.; Loof, P. A. A. (1969). Revision of the genus Discolaimoides Heyns, 1963 with description of two new species reminiscent of this genus. Nematologica. 15: 473-491., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/187529269x00803 [details]