Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Enoplea > Subclass Enoplia > Order Enoplida > Suborder Enoplina > Superfamily Enoploidea > Family Thoracostomopsidae > Subfamily Enoplolaiminae > Genus Epacanthion

Epacanthion gorgonocephalum Warwick, 1970

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

EpacanthionWieser, 1953accepted genus name

Literature

original description

Warwick, R. M. (1970). Fourteen new species of free-living marine nematodes from the Exe estuary. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.). 19 (4): 137-177.

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

Guilherme, B.C.; Da Silva M.C.; Esteves, A.M. (2009). Description of a new species of Epacanthion (Thoracostomopsidae, Nematoda) from Brazil and a modified key for species identification. Zootaxa. 2096: 99-108.

additional source

Shimada, D.; Kajihara, H.; Mawatari, S. F. (2009). Three new species of free-living marine nematodes (Nematoda: Enoplida) from Northern Japan. Species Diversity. 14: 137-150.

additional source

Warwick, R. M. (1971). Nematode associations in the Exe estuary. J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K. 51: 439-454.

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)

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Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Epacanthion gorgonocephalum Warwick, 1970. 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:121873

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Magda Vincx

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