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Nemys name details
Aporcelaimellus capitatus
(Thorne & Swanger, 1936) Heyns, 1965
AphiaID
1731176
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1731176)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Enoplea
(Class)
Dorylaimia
(Subclass)
Dorylaimida
(Order)
Dorylaimina
(Suborder)
Dorylaimoidea
(Superfamily)
Aporcelaimidae
(Family)
Aporcelaiminae
(Subfamily)
Aporcelaimellus
(Genus)
Aporcelaimellus capitatus
(Species)
Status
unaccepted >
junior objective synonym
Accepted name
Metaporcelaimus capitatus
(Thorne & Swanger, 1936) Andrássy, 2001
Rank
Species
Parent
Aporcelaimellus
Heyns, 1965
Original name
Dorylaimus capitatus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
Environment
marine
,
brackish
, fresh, terrestrial
Original description
(of
Dorylaimus capitatus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
)
Thorne, G.; Swanger, H. H. (1936). A monograph of the nematode genera Dorylaimus Dujardin, Aporcelaimus ng, Dorylaimoides ng and Pungentus ng. <em>Capita Zoologica.</em> 6(4): 1-223.
,
available online at
https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19360800312
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Aporcelaimellus capitatus
(Thorne & Swanger, 1936) Heyns, 1965. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1731176 on 2026-09-10
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2024-01-23 07:10:59Z
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Peña Santiago, Reyes
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Sources (1)
original description
(of
Dorylaimus capitatus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
)
Thorne, G.; Swanger, H. H. (1936). A monograph of the nematode genera Dorylaimus Dujardin, Aporcelaimus ng, Dorylaimoides ng and Pungentus ng. <em>Capita Zoologica.</em> 6(4): 1-223.
,
available online at
https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19360800312
[details]
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