WoRMS name details
Desmoscolex cosmopolites Timm, 1970
121120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121120)
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Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nemys eds. (2026). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Desmoscolex cosmopolites Timm, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=121120 on 2026-10-06
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Nomenclature
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Timm, R. W. (1970). A revision of the nematoda order Desmoscolecida Filipjev, 1929. <em>University of California Press.</em> 93: 1-115. [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. <em>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.</em> 161-174., available online at https://www.vliz.be/nl/imis?refid=26605 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]basis of record De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. <em>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.</em> 161-174., available online at https://www.vliz.be/nl/imis?refid=26605 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
De Jesús-Navarrete, A. (2007). Nematodos de los arrecifes de Isla Mujeres y Banco Chinchorro, Quintana Roo, México. <em>Revista de Biología Marina y Oceanografía.</em> 42(2): 193 – 200., available online at https://doi.org/10.4067/s0718-19572007000200006 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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