BeRMS taxon details
Microlaimus monstrosus Gerlach, 1953
121088 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121088)
accepted
Species
Microlaimus conspicuus Lorenzen, 1973 · unaccepted
marine
Gerlach, S. A. (1953). Die Nematodenbesiedlung des Sandstrandes und des Küstengrundwassers an der italienischen Küste I. Systematischer Teil. <em>Archo zool. ital.</em> 37: 517-640.
page(s): 576-577 (32-33 pdf) [details] Available for editors
page(s): 576-577 (32-33 pdf) [details] Available for editors
Type locality contained in Tyrrhenian Sea, Adriatic Sea
type locality contained in Tyrrhenian Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
type locality contained in Adriatic Sea [details]
type locality contained in Adriatic Sea [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Microlaimus monstrosus Gerlach, 1953. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=121088 on 2026-09-04
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Microlaimus monstrosus Gerlach, 1953. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=121088 on 2026-09-04
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original description
Gerlach, S. A. (1953). Die Nematodenbesiedlung des Sandstrandes und des Küstengrundwassers an der italienischen Küste I. Systematischer Teil. <em>Archo zool. ital.</em> 37: 517-640.
page(s): 576-577 (32-33 pdf) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Microlaimus conspicuus Lorenzen, 1973) Lorenzen, S. (1973). Freilebende Meersenematoden aus dem Sublitoral der Nordsee und der Kieler Bucht. <em>Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh.</em> 14: 103-130. [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Kovalyev, V.; Tchesunov, A. V. (2005). Taxonomic review of microlaimids with description of five species from the white Sea (Nematoda: Chromadoria). <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 14(1): 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2005.14.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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]
page(s): 576-577 (32-33 pdf) [details] Available for editors
original description (of Microlaimus conspicuus Lorenzen, 1973) Lorenzen, S. (1973). Freilebende Meersenematoden aus dem Sublitoral der Nordsee und der Kieler Bucht. <em>Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh.</em> 14: 103-130. [details] Available for editors
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
additional source Kovalyev, V.; Tchesunov, A. V. (2005). Taxonomic review of microlaimids with description of five species from the white Sea (Nematoda: Chromadoria). <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 14(1): 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2005.14.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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 Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Original description (NemasLan) 
Note: species description of Microlaimus monstrosus taken from: Platt, H. M. & Warwick, R. M., 1988. Free living marine nematodes. Part II: British Chromadorids. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series)....
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Microlaimus conspicuus Lorenzen, 1973)
To PESI (from synonym Calomicrolaimus monstrosus (Gerlach, 1953) Vincx, 1981)
Note: species description of Microlaimus monstrosus taken from: Platt, H. M. & Warwick, R. M., 1988. Free living marine nematodes. Part II: British Chromadorids. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series).... To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Microlaimus conspicuus Lorenzen, 1973)
To PESI (from synonym Calomicrolaimus monstrosus (Gerlach, 1953) Vincx, 1981)
