World Register of Deep-Sea species - Prototricoma Timm, 1970

Deep-Sea taxon details

Prototricoma Timm, 1970

AphiaID

227253 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:227253)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Desmoscolecini Shipley, 1896

Direct children (3)

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Species Prototricoma inaequalis Decraemer, 1984
Species Prototricoma longicauda Timm, 1970
Species Prototricoma paralongicauda Decraemer, 1984

Environment

marine

Original description

Timm, R. W. (1970). A revision of the nematoda order Desmoscolecida Filipjev, 1929. University of California Press. 93: 1-115. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Prototricoma Timm, 1970. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=227253 on 2026-08-07

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Prototricoma Timm, 1970. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=227253 on 2026-08-07

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-05-15 14:18:20Z

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original description Timm, R. W. (1970). A revision of the nematoda order Desmoscolecida Filipjev, 1929. University of California Press. 93: 1-115. [details] Available for editors

additional source Decraemer, W.; Sturhan, D. (1982). A new terrestrial desmoscolecid, Desmolorenzenia montana (Nematoda, Desmoscolecida). Nematologica. 27(4): 357-365. [details] Available for editors

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?. Marine Biodiversity. 40(3): 143-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-010-0041-4 [details] Available for editors

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