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Nemys taxon details
Spiculimermis sphaerocephala
(Steiner, 1923)
AphiaID
1722256
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1722256)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Enoplea
(Class)
Dorylaimia
(Subclass)
Mermithida
(Order)
Mermithina
(Suborder)
Mermithoidea
(Superfamily)
Mermithidae
(Family)
Mesomermithinae
(Subfamily)
Mesomermithini
(Tribe)
Spiculimermis
(Genus)
Spiculimermis sphaerocephala
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Spiculimermis
Artyukhovskii, 1963
Original name
Bathymermis sphaerocephala
Steiner, 1923
Synonymised names
Bathymermis sphaerocephala
Steiner, 1923
· unaccepted >
superseded combination
Mesomermis sphaerocephala
(Steiner, 1923)
· unaccepted >
superseded combination
Spiculimermis sphaerocephalata
(Steiner, 1923)
· unaccepted >
misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Environment
marine
,
brackish
, fresh
Original description
Not documented
Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Spiculimermis sphaerocephala
(Steiner, 1923). Accessed at: https://nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1722256 on 2026-02-01
Taxonomic edit history
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2023-12-12 06:51:56Z
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Holovachov, Oleksandr
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Sources (0)
Documented distribution (4)
Attributes (4)
Not documented
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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