Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Desmodorida > Suborder Desmodorina > Superfamily Desmodoroidea > Family Epsilonematidae > Subfamily Epsilonematinae > Genus Epsilonema

Epsilonema cygnoides (Metschnikoff, 1867) Steiner, 1927

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Epsilonema*	Steiner, 1927	accepted genus name
*Rhabdogaster*	Metschnikoff, 1867	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	Neira, C.; Decraemer, W.; Backeljau, T. (2005). A new species of Glochinema (Epsilonematidae: Nematoda) from the oxygen minimum zone of Baja California, NE pacific and phylogenetic relationships at species level within the family. Cah. Biol. Mar. 46: 105-126.
status source	Steiner, G. (1927). Epsilonematidae - a New Nemic Family. Journal of Parasitology, 14: 65-66.
taxonomy source	Raes, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Decraemer, W. (2003). Epsilonematidae (Nematoda) from a cold-water coral environment in the Porcupine Seabight, with a discussion on the status of the genus Metaglochinema Gourbault & Decraemer, 1986. Hydrobiologia. 505 (1), 49-72.
ecology source	Raes, M.; Decraemer, W.; Vanreusel, A. (2008). Walking with worms: coral-associated epifaunal nematodes. Journal of Biogeography. 35(12): 2207-2222.
ecology source	Clasing, E. (1984). Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XXXII. Epsilonematidae (Nematodes). Microfauna Marina. 1: 149-189.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Epsilonema cygnoides (Metschnikoff, 1867) Steiner, 1927. 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:121058