Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Desmoscolecida > Suborder Desmoscolecina > Superfamily Desmoscolecoidea > Family Meyliidae > Subfamily Meyliinae > Genus Gerlachius

Gerlachius lissus (Gerlach, 1956)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Gerlachius*	Andrássy, 1976	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Meylia lissa*	Gerlach, 1956	synonym

Literature

additional source	Decraemer, W.; Jensen, P. (1981). Meyliidae (Nematoda-Desmoscolecoidea) with four new species and two new genera. Bull. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet.Biologie. 53 (18): 1-13.
additional source	Heip, C.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M. (1983). Subtidal meiofauna of the North Sea: A review. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea. 51: 116-170.
new combination reference	Andrássy, I. (1976). Evolution as a basis for the systematization of nematodes. Pitman Publ. Ltd. London.
identification resource	Tchesunov, A. V. (1994). On the morphology and systematic position of the family Meyliidae (Nematoda: Chromadoria). Nematologica. 40: 369-378.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Gerlachius lissus (Gerlach, 1956). 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:153228