WoRMS taxon details
Epsilonema Steiner, 1927
Epsilonematina Johnston, 1938 · unaccepted
Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867 · unaccepted (Preoccupied)
- Species Epsilonema byssicola Lorenzen, 1973
- Species Epsilonema costeriatum (Murphy, 1963)
- Species Epsilonema cryptamphis Decraemer & Gourbault, 1987
- Species Epsilonema cygnoides (Metschnikoff, 1867) Steiner, 1927
- Species Epsilonema cyrtum Steiner, 1931
- Species Epsilonema dentatum Lorenzen, 1973
- Species Epsilonema docidocricum (Steiner, 1931) Lorenzen, 1973
- Species Epsilonema enigmaticum Gourbault & Decraemer, 1994
- Species Epsilonema espeeli Verschelde & Vincx, 1994
- Species Epsilonema exoticum Gourbault & Decraemer, 1994
- Species Epsilonema fernandinense Clasing, 1984
- Species Epsilonema lasium Lorenzen, 1973
- Species Epsilonema longispicula Decraemer, 1982
- Species Epsilonema magnospinosum Clasing, 1981
- Species Epsilonema mangrovense Clasing, 1984
- Species Epsilonema margaritatum Decraemer & Gourbault, 1987
- Species Epsilonema meunierorum Decraemer & Gourbault, 1987
- Species Epsilonema multispiralum Raes, Vanreusel & Decraemer, 2003
- Species Epsilonema oodamphis Decraemer & Gourbault, 1987
- Species Epsilonema paralasium Decraemer & Gourbault, 1987
- Species Epsilonema parvospina Decraemer, 1982
- Species Epsilonema pustulatum (Gerlach, 1952)
- Species Epsilonema rugatum Lorenzen, 1973
- Species Epsilonema serrulatum Lorenzen, 1973
- Species Epsilonema spinulosum Lorenzen, 1992
- Species Epsilonema steineri Chitwood, 1935
- Species Epsilonema anulosum (Verschelde & Vincx, 1992) accepted as Bathyepsilonema anulosum Verschelde & Vincx, 1992
marine
Steiner, G. (1927). Epsilonematidae - a New Nemic Family. Journal of Parasitology, 14: 65-66.
page(s): 65-66 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 65-66 [details] Available for editors
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Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Epsilonema Steiner, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2360 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Steiner, G. (1927). Epsilonematidae - a New Nemic Family. Journal of Parasitology, 14: 65-66.
page(s): 65-66 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867) Metschnikoff, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Würmer. I. Über Chaetosoma und Rhabdogaster. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17: 539-544. [details]
basis of record Nemaslan: Biodiversity of Antarctic Nematodes (2004). (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 65-66 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867) Metschnikoff, E. (1867). Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Würmer. I. Über Chaetosoma und Rhabdogaster. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 17: 539-544. [details]
basis of record Nemaslan: Biodiversity of Antarctic Nematodes (2004). (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Raes, M.; Decraemer, W.; Vanreusel, A. (2006). Postembryonic morphology in Epsilonematidae, with a discussion on the variability of caudal gland outlets. <em>Journal of Nematology.</em> 97-118. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]Ecology
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. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 26 (1): 13-126. [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source Raes, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2006). Microhabitat type determines the composition of nematode communities associated with sediment-clogged cold-water coral framework in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). <em>Deep-Sea Research Part I.</em> 53 (12): 880-1894. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]ecology source Raes, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2006). Microhabitat type determines the composition of nematode communities associated with sediment-clogged cold-water coral framework in the Porcupine Seabight (NE Atlantic). <em>Deep-Sea Research Part I.</em> 53 (12): 880-1894. [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
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) (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Vanreusel, A.; Gooday, A. J.; Levin, L. A.; Priede, I. G.; Buhl-Mortensen, P.; Gheerardyn, H.; King, N. J.; Raes, M. (2010). Biological structures as a source of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity on the deep ocean margins. <em>Marine Ecology.</em> 31: 21-50. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Decraemer, W.; Coomans, A. (1978). Scientific Report on the Belgian Expedition to The Great Barrier Reef in 1967. Nematodes XII. Ecological Notes on the Nematode Fauna in and around Mangroves on Lizard Island. <em>Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res.</em> 29, 497-508. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9780497 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Decraemer, W.; Gourbault, N.; Helléouet, M. N. (2001). Cosmopolitanism among nematodes: examples from Epsilonematidae. <em>Vie et milieu.</em> 51 (1-2): 1-19. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Guo, Y.; Helléouet, M.-N.; Boucher, G. (2008). Spatial patterns of meiofauna and diversity of nematode species assemblages in the Uvea lagoon (Loyalty Islands, South Pacific). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 88(5), 931–940. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Gobin, J. F. (2007). Free-living marine nematodes of hard bottom substrates in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81(1): 73–84. [details]
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?. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 40(3): 143-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-010-0041-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Van Gaever, S.; Galéron, J.; Sibuet, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2009). Deep-sea habitat heterogeneity influence on meiofaunal communities in the Gulf of Guinea. <em>Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 56(23): 2259-2269., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.008 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Venekey, V.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Santos, P. J. P. (2010). Biodiversity of free-living marine nematodes on the coast of Brazil: a review. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2568: 39–66. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Buhl-Mortensen, L.; Vanreusel, A.; Gooday, A. J.; Levin, L. A.; Priede, I. G.; Buhl-Mortensen, P.; Gheerardyn, H.; King, N. J.; Raes, M. (2010). Biological structures as a source of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity on the deep ocean margins. <em>Marine Ecology.</em> 31: 21-50. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Decraemer, W.; Coomans, A. (1978). Scientific Report on the Belgian Expedition to The Great Barrier Reef in 1967. Nematodes XII. Ecological Notes on the Nematode Fauna in and around Mangroves on Lizard Island. <em>Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res.</em> 29, 497-508. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9780497 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Decraemer, W.; Gourbault, N.; Helléouet, M. N. (2001). Cosmopolitanism among nematodes: examples from Epsilonematidae. <em>Vie et milieu.</em> 51 (1-2): 1-19. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Guo, Y.; Helléouet, M.-N.; Boucher, G. (2008). Spatial patterns of meiofauna and diversity of nematode species assemblages in the Uvea lagoon (Loyalty Islands, South Pacific). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 88(5), 931–940. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Gobin, J. F. (2007). Free-living marine nematodes of hard bottom substrates in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81(1): 73–84. [details]
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?. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 40(3): 143-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-010-0041-4 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Van Gaever, S.; Galéron, J.; Sibuet, M.; Vanreusel, A. (2009). Deep-sea habitat heterogeneity influence on meiofaunal communities in the Gulf of Guinea. <em>Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography.</em> 56(23): 2259-2269., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2009.04.008 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Venekey, V.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Santos, P. J. P. (2010). Biodiversity of free-living marine nematodes on the coast of Brazil: a review. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2568: 39–66. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Identification key to species of the genus Epsilonema Steiner, 1927
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epsilonema)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhabdogaster) (from synonym Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867)
To Genbank (from synonym Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867)
To Genbank
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Epsilonema)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Rhabdogaster) (from synonym Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867)
To Genbank (from synonym Rhabdogaster Metschnikoff, 1867)
To Genbank
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (30 records)
To ITIS
