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

Trileptium subterraneum (Gerlach, 1952) Gerlach & Riemann, 1974

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Trileptium*	Cobb, 1933	accepted genus name
*Trilepta*	Cobb, 1920	junior homonym

Species group names

*Trilepta subterranea*	Gerlach, 1952	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	Gerlach, S. A. (1957). Die Nematodenfauna des Sandstrandes an der Küste von Mittelbrasilien (Brasilianische Meerse-Nematoden IV). Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 33 (2): 411-459.
additional source	Cobb, N. A. (1933). New nemic genera and species, with taxonomic notes (Ed. by Margaret V. Cobb). Journal of Parasitology. 20(2): 81-94.
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	Nicholas, W. L. (2007). A new species of Trileptium (Nematoda, Thoracostomopsidae) from a sandy beach in southeastern Australia, with a key to species and observations on geographical distribution. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 41(3): 335-344.
additional source	Venekey, V.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Santos, P. J. P. (2010). Biodiversity of free-living marine nematodes on the coast of Brazil: a review. Zootaxa. 2568: 39–66.
additional source	Gheskiere, T.; Vincx, M.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Rossano, C.; Scapini, F.; Degraer, S. (2005). Nematodes from wave-dominated sandy beaches: diversity, zonation patterns and testing of the isocommunities concept. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 62(1-2): 365-375.
additional source	Vilas-Boas, A. C.; Silva, M. C. D.; Alves, O. F. D. S.; Castro, F. J. D.; P. Pinheiro-Junior, E. (2016). A new species of Trileptium (Nematoda: Thoracostomopsidae) from Bahia, Brazil. Zoologia (Curitiba). 33(1).
taxonomy source	Gerlach, S. A. (1953). Die Nematodenbesiedlung des Sandstrandes und des Küstengrundwassers an der italienischen Küste I. Systematischer Teil. Archo zool. ital. 37: 517-640.
ecology source	Gerlach, S. A. (1953). Freilebende marine Nematoden aus dem Küstengrundwasser und aus dem Brackwasser der Chilenischen Küste. Acta Univ. Lund. 49 (10): 1-37.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Trileptium subterraneum (Gerlach, 1952) Gerlach & Riemann, 1974. 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:121926