Nomenclature
original description
(of Pontonema marinum Leidy, 1855) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120
page(s): 144 [details] 
basis of record
Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000) (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Walton, A. C. (1927). A revision of the nematodes of the Leidy collections. <em>Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad.</em> 79: 49-163.
page(s): 100-101, fig 31-32 [details]
redescription
Cobb, N. A.; Steiner, G. (1934). An annotation on the nematode genus Pontonema Leidy 1855. <em>J. Wash. Acad. Sci.</em> 24: 56-61.
page(s): 59-61, fig 2a-e [details]
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