Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Monhysterida > Suborder Linhomoeina > Superfamily Siphonolaimoidea > Family Linhomoeidae > Subfamily Desmolaiminae > Genus Metalinhomoeus

Metalinhomoeus biratus Vitiello, 1969

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Metalinhomoeus*	de Man, 1907	accepted genus name
*Monhysteriella*	Kreis, 1929	synonym

Literature

original description	Vitiello, P. (1969). Linhomoeidae (Nematoda) des vases profondes du Golfe du Lion. Téthys. 1(2): 493-527.
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.
ecology source	Soetaert, K.. M. Vinckx, J. Wittoeck & M.Tulkens. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. Hydrobiologia. 311: 185-206.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Metalinhomoeus biratus Vitiello, 1969. 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:121656