Deep-Sea taxon details
Desmoscolex opacus Bussau, 1993
583422 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:583422)
accepted
Species
marine
Bussau, C. (1993). Taxonomische und ökologische Untersuchungen an Nematoden
des Peru-Beckens. <em>Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen,Fakultiit der Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel.</em> 625 pp. [details] Available for editors 
Type locality contained in Peru Basin
type locality contained in Peru Basin [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Desmoscolex opacus Bussau, 1993. 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=583422 on 2026-06-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Desmoscolex opacus Bussau, 1993. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=583422 on 2026-06-14
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original description
Bussau, C. (1993). Taxonomische und ökologische Untersuchungen an Nematoden
des Peru-Beckens. <em>Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen,Fakultiit der Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel.</em> 625 pp. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) 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
status source Holovachov, O. (2020). The nomenclatural status of new nematode nomina proposed in 1993 in the doctoral thesis of Christian Bussau, entitled <em>Taxonomische und ökologische Untersuchungen an Nematoden des Peru-Beckens</em> (Nematoda). <em>Bionomina.</em> 19(1): 86-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/bionomina.19.1.5 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) 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
status source Holovachov, O. (2020). The nomenclatural status of new nematode nomina proposed in 1993 in the doctoral thesis of Christian Bussau, entitled <em>Taxonomische und ökologische Untersuchungen an Nematoden des Peru-Beckens</em> (Nematoda). <em>Bionomina.</em> 19(1): 86-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/bionomina.19.1.5 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
