Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Enoplea > Subclass Enoplia > Order Enoplida > Suborder Oncholaimina > Superfamily Oncholaimoidea > Family Oncholaimidae > Subfamily Pontonematinae > Genus Pontonema

Pontonema brevicaudatoides (Menzel, 1920) Gerlach & Riemann, 1974

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Pontonema*	Leidy, 1855	accepted genus name
*Convexolaimus*	Kreis, 1928	synonym
*Paroncholaimus*	Filipjev, 1916	synonym

Species group names

*Pontonema brevicaudatum*	Menzel, 1920	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	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)
taxonomy source	Gerlach, S. A.; Riemann, F. (1974). The Bremerhaven Checklist of Aquatic Nematodes. Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Meeresforschung in Bremerhaven. Supplement 4, Heft 2. S. 404-735.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Pontonema brevicaudatoides (Menzel, 1920) 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:122206