Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Monhysterida > Suborder Monhysterina > Superfamily Sphaerolaimoidea > Family Xyalidae > Genus Elzalia

Elzalia mediterranea Vitiello, 1971

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Elzalia*	Gerlach, 1957	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Vitiello, P. (1970 [1971]). Nématodes libres marins des vases profondes du Golfe du Lion. III. Monhysterida, Araeolaimida, Desmodorida. Téthys. 2 : 647 – 690.
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)
additional source	Boury-Esnault, N., G. Bellan, D. Bellan-Santini, C.F. Boudouresque, P.Chevaldonné, A. Dias, D. Faget, J.G. Harmelin, M. Harmelin-Vivien, C. Lejeusne, T. Pérez, J. Vacelet, M. Verlaque. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. Zootaxa. 5249(2): 213-252.
status source	Venekey, V.; Gheller, P. F.; Maria, T. F.; Brustolin, M. C.; Kandratavicius, N.; Vieira, D. C.; Brito, S.; Souza, G. S.; Fonseca, G. (2014). The state of the art of Xyalidae (Nematoda, Monhysterida) with reference to the Brazilian records. Marine Biodiversity. 44(3): 367-390.
taxonomy source	Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Z. (2006). Two new species of the genus Elzalia (Nematoda: Monhysterida: Xyalidae) from the Yellow Sea, China. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 86(05): 1047-1056.
taxonomy source	Hope, W. Duane and Aryuthaka, Chittima . (2009). A Partial Revision of the Marine Nematode Genus Elzalia (Monhysterida: Xyalidae) with New Characters and Descriptions of Two New Species from Khung Kraben Bay, East Thailand. Journal of Nematology, 41(1): 64-83.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Elzalia mediterranea Vitiello, 1971. 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:121561