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Mesotheristus setosus (Bütschli, 1874) Wieser, 1956

159618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Chromadoria (Subclass)
  6. Monhysterida (Order)
  7. Monhysterina (Suborder)
  8. Monhysteroidea (Superfamily)
  9. Monhysteridae (Family)
  10. Mesotheristus (Genus)
  11. Mesotheristus setosus (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine
(of Monhystera setosa Bütschli, 1874) Bütschli, O. (1874). Zur Kenntnis der freilebenden Nematoden, insbesondere der des Kieler Hafens. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em>
page(s): 29 [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution Recorded: widespread throughout Europe and Scandinavia; New South Wales, Australia; Potomac River, U.S.A; Iceland;...  
Distribution Recorded: widespread throughout Europe and Scandinavia; New South Wales, Australia; Potomac River, U.S.A; Iceland; Massachusetts, North Carolina; Cananeira, Brazil; Avonport, Nova Scotia [details]
Nemys eds. (2024). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Mesotheristus setosus (Bütschli, 1874) Wieser, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159618 on 2024-11-21
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2005-05-30 08:27:04Z
created
Claus, Simon
2009-11-16 13:33:57Z
changed
Decock, Wim
2011-03-22 13:15:56Z
changed
Vanaverbeke, Jan
2014-04-24 08:39:36Z
changed
Vanaverbeke, Jan

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original description (of Monhystera setosa Bütschli, 1874) Bütschli, O. (1874). Zur Kenntnis der freilebenden Nematoden, insbesondere der des Kieler Hafens. <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em>
page(s): 29 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Hopper, B. E. (1969). Marine nematodes of Canada. II. Marine nematodes from the Minas Basin - Scots Bay area of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. <em>Can. J. Zool.</em> 47(4): 671-690. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Diet bacteria, fungi and other nematodes [details]

Dimensions Length: male 1.71-1.96 mm, female 1.51-1.99 mm; Maximum width: 85-115 u; Head: 25-31 u wide [details]

Distribution Recorded: widespread throughout Europe and Scandinavia; New South Wales, Australia; Potomac River, U.S.A; Iceland; Massachusetts, North Carolina; Cananeira, Brazil; Avonport, Nova Scotia [details]

Habitat free-living or bottom dwelling [details]

Importance useful in determining environmental quality [details]

Reproduction separate sexes; fertilization internal, eggs may be retained until hatching. Young appear as juvenile worms (not larvae). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Theristus setosus (Bütschli, 1874) Wieser, 1956)
To PESI 
To ITIS
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