Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Chromadorida > Suborder Chromadorina > Superfamily Chromadoroidea > Family Cyatholaimidae > Subfamily Cyatholaiminae > Genus Metacyatholaimus

Metacyatholaimus hirschi Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1942

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Metacyatholaimus*	Stekhoven, 1942	accepted genus name
*Metachoniolaimus*	Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1950	synonym

Literature

original description	Schuurmans Stekhoven, J. H. Jr. (1942). The free living nematodes of the Mediterranean. III. The Balearic Islands. Zoölogische Mededeelingen. Dl. XXIII, Afl. 3-4: 229-262.
basis of record	De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. 161-174.
additional source	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)
source of synonymy	Wieser, W. (1954). Free-living marine nematodes II. Chromadoroidea. Acta Univ. lund (N.F.2). 50 (16): 1-148.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Metacyatholaimus hirschi Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1942. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120839