Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Plectida > Suborder Plectina > Superfamily Leptolaimoidea > Family Leptolaimidae > Subfamily Leptolaiminae > Genus Leptolaimus

Leptolaimus papilliger de Man, 1876

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Leptolaimus*	de Man, 1876	accepted genus name
*Dermatolaimus*	Steiner, 1920	synonym
*Halaphanolaimus*	Southern, 1914	synonym

Literature

original description	de Man, J. G. (1876). Onderzoekingen over vrij in de aarde levende Nematoden. Tijdschrift der Nederlandische Dierkundige Vereeniging. 2: 78-196.
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	Lorenzen, S. (1969). Freilebende Meeresnematoden aus dem Schlickwatt und den Salzwiesen der Nordseeküste. Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh. XI: 195-238.
additional source	Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
additional source	Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
additional source	Tita, G., G. Desrosiers, M. Vincx & C. Nozais. (2000). Predation and sediment disturbance effects of the intertidal polychaete Nereis virens (Sars) on associated meiofaunal assemblages. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 243(2): 261-282.
additional source	Gerlach, S. A. (1954). Die freilebenden Nematoden der schleswig-holsteinischen Küsten. Schr. naturw. Ver. Schlesw.-Holst. 27: 44-69.
additional source	de Man, J. G. (1922). Neue freilebende Nematoden aus der Zuidersee. Tijdschr. ned. dierk. Vereen. 2 (18): 124-134.
additional source	Heip, C.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M. (1983). Subtidal meiofauna of the North Sea: A review. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea. 51: 116-170.
additional source	Warwick, R. M. (1971). Nematode associations in the Exe estuary. J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K. 51: 439-454.
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	Modig, H. & E. Olafsson. (1998). Responses of Baltic benthic invertebrates to hypoxic events. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 229:133-148.
additional source	Timm, R. W. (1954). A survey of the marine nematodes of Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. The Catholic University of America, Biological Studies. 23: 70pp - A dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
taxonomy source	Holovachov, O.; Boström, S. (2013). Swedish Plectida (Nematoda). Part 4. The genus Leptolaimus de Man, 1876. Zootaxa. 3739(1): 1-99.
ecology source	Soetaert, K.. M. Vinckx, J. Wittoeck & M.Tulkens. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. Hydrobiologia. 311: 185-206.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys
NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Leptolaimus papilliger de Man, 1876. 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:121277

Dr. Vlada Peneva. Leptolaimus papilliger de Man, 1876. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c5c8bdd6-a8bc-40b4-a936-ccb824f948c9