Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Desmodorida > Suborder Desmodorina > Superfamily Desmodoroidea > Family Epsilonematidae > Subfamily Epsilonematinae

Metepsilonema Steiner, 1927

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Metepsilonema bermudae Lorenzen, 1973
Metepsilonema callosum Lorenzen, 1973
Metepsilonema comptum Decraemer & Gourbault, 2000
Metepsilonema emersum Lorenzen, 1973
Metepsilonema hagmeieri (Stauffer, 1924)
Metepsilonema hardyi Decraemer & Gourbault, 1990
Metepsilonema magdae Decraemer & Gourbault, 1989
Metepsilonema striatulum Decraemer & Gourbault, 1990

Literature

original description	Steiner, G. (1927). Epsilonematidae - a New Nemic Family. Journal of Parasitology, 14: 65-66.
basis of record	Nemaslan: Biodiversity of Antarctic Nematodes (2004).
additional source	Decraemer, W.; Gourbault, N.; Helléouet, M. N. (2001). Cosmopolitanism among nematodes: examples from Epsilonematidae. Vie et milieu. 51 (1-2): 1-19.
additional source	Fonseca, G.; Vanreusel, A.; Decraemer, W. (2006). Taxonomy and biogeography of Molgolaimus Ditlevsen, 1921 (Nematoda: Chromadoria) with reference to the origins of deep sea nematodes. Antarctic Science. 18(01): 23-50.
additional source	Maria, T. F.; Esteves, A. M.; Smol, N.; Vanreusel, A.; Decraemer, W. (2008). Nematodes from sandy beaches of Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Biociências, Porto Alegre. 16 (2), 92-103.
additional source	Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].
additional source	Danovaro, R.; Dell'Anno, A.; Pusceddu, A. (2004). Biodiversity response to climate change in a warm deep sea. Ecology Letters. 7(9): 821-828.
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	Raes, M.; Decraemer, W.; Vanreusel, A. (2006). Postembryonic morphology in Epsilonematidae, with a discussion on the variability of caudal gland outlets. Journal of Nematology. 97-118.
ecology source	Raes, M.; De Troch, M.; Ndaro, S. G. M.; Muthumbi, A.; Guilini, K.; Vanreusel, A. (2007). The structuring role of microhabitat type in coral degradation zones: a case study with marine nematodes from Kenya and Zanzibar. Coral Reefs. 26 (1): 13-126.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys
NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Metepsilonema Steiner, 1927. 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:2361