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Nemys taxon details
Metaxonchium speculum
(Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982) Andrássy, 1996
AphiaID
1775172
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1775172)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Enoplea
(Class)
Dorylaimia
(Subclass)
Dorylaimida
(Order)
Dorylaimina
(Suborder)
Belondiroidea
(Superfamily)
Belondiridae
(Family)
Belondirinae
(Subfamily)
Metaxonchium
(Genus)
Metaxonchium speculum
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Metaxonchium
Coomans & Nair, 1975
Original name
Axonchium (Spiculaxonchium) speculum
Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982
Synonymised names
Axonchium (Spiculaxonchium) speculum
Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982
· unaccepted >
superseded combination
Environment
marine
,
brackish
,
fresh
, terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Axonchium (Spiculaxonchium) speculum
Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982
)
Ahmad, M.; Jairajpuri, M. S. (1982). Studies on the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 from India. <em>Nematologica.</em> 28: 21-33.
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Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Metaxonchium speculum
(Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982) Andrássy, 1996. Accessed at: https://www.nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/images/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1775172 on 2025-11-10
Taxonomic edit history
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Attributes (1)
original description
(of
Axonchium (Spiculaxonchium) speculum
Ahmad & Jairajpuri, 1982
)
Ahmad, M.; Jairajpuri, M. S. (1982). Studies on the genus Axonchium Cobb, 1920 from India. <em>Nematologica.</em> 28: 21-33.
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new combination reference
Andrássy, I. (1996). Free-living nematodes in the Bükk mountains, Hungary. <em>The fauna of the Bükk National Park.</em> 33-63.
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