Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Desmoscolecida > Suborder Desmoscolecina > Superfamily Desmoscolecoidea > Family Desmoscolecidae > Subfamily Desmoscolecinae > Tribe Desmoscolecini > Genus Desmoscolex

Desmoscolex asetosus Decraemer, 1975

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

DesmoscolexClaparède, 1863accepted genus name
Eudesmoscolex Steiner, 1916 synonym
Eutricoma Allgén, 1939 synonym

Literature

original description

Decraemer, W. (1975). Scientific Report on the Belgian expedition to the Great Barrier reef in 1967. Nematodes III : further study of desmoscolex - species (Nematoda-Desmoscolecida) from Yonge Reef, Lizard Island and Nymphe Island. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 16: 269-284.

basis of record

BIOCEAN

additional source

Decraemer, W. (1979). Taxonomic problems within the Desmoscolecida (Nematoda). Ann. Soc. Roy. Zool. Bel. 108(1-2): 9-16.

additional source

Miljutin, D. M.; Gad, G.; Miljutina, M. M.; Mokievsky, V. O.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Esteves, A. M. (2010). The state of knowledge on deep-sea nematode taxonomy: how many valid species are known down there?. Marine Biodiversity. 40(3): 143-159.

additional source

Vermeeren, H. (2002). Biogeografie van Antarctische diepzeenematoden: species turn-over in dominante genera van de familie Chromadoridae. Licentiaatsthesis UGent Faculteit Wetenschappen Academiejaar 2001-2002.

identification resource

Decraemer, W. (1976). The cuticular structure in Desmoscolex with description of D. spinosus sp.n. and redescription of D. michaelseni Steiner, 1916 (Nematoda: Desmoscolecida). Biol. Jb. Dodonaea. 44: 123-134.

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Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Desmoscolex asetosus Decraemer, 1975. 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:183118

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2013-01-25 by Jan Vanaverbeke

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