Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Desmodorida > Suborder Desmodorina > Superfamily Desmodoroidea > Family Desmodoridae > Subfamily Spiriniinae > Genus Spirinia

Spirinia gerlachi (Luc & De Coninck, 1959) Gerlach, 1963

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Spirinia*	Gerlach, 1963	accepted genus name
*Spira*	Bastian, 1865	junior homonym
*Spirina*	Filipjev, 1918	synonym

Species group names

*Spirina gerlachi*	Luc & Deconinck, 1959	synonym

Literature

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	Vincx, M.; Gourbault, N. (1989). Desmodoridae from the Bay of Morlaix (Brittany) and the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. Station Biologique de Roscoff. 30(1): 103-11.
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)
additional source	Da Silva, M. C.; De Castro, F. J. V.; Da Fonseca Cavalcanti, M.; Da Fonsêca-Genevo, V. (2009). Spirinia lara sp. n. and Spirinia sophia sp. n. (Nematoda, Desmodoridae) from the Brazilian continental margin (Campos Basin, Rio de Janeiro). Zootaxa. 2081: 31–45.
additional source	Castro, F. J. V.; Bezerra, T. N. C.; Silva, M. C.; Fonseca-Genevois, V. (2006). Spirinia elongata, sp. nov. (Nematoda, Desmodoridae) from Pina Basin, Pernambuco, Brazil. Zootaxa. 1121: 53-68.
ecology source	Luc, M.; De Coninck, L. A. (1959). Nématodes libres marins de la région de Roscoff. Archs Zool. exp. gén. 98: 103-165.
replacement name source	Gerlach, S. A. (1963). Freilebende Meeresnematoden von den Malediven II. Kieler Meeresforsch. 19: 67-103.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Spirinia gerlachi (Luc & De Coninck, 1959) Gerlach, 1963. 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:121024