original description
Platt, H. M. (1983). New species of Metadesmolaimus and Stephanolaimus (Nematoda: Chromadoria) from Northern Ireland with reviews of the genera. <em>Zool. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 78: 363-373., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1975.tb02265.x
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taxonomy source
Tchesunov, A. V.; Miljutin, D. M. (2006). Three new free-living nematode species (Monhysterida) from the Arctic abyss, with revision of the genus Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922 (Linhomoeidae). <em>Russian Journal of Nematology.</em> 14(1): 57-75. [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record
Soetaert, K., M. Vincx, J. Wittoeck, M. Tulkens & D. Van Gansbeke. (1994). Spatial patterns of Westerschelde meiobenthos. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 39:367-388. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1006/ecss.1994.1070 [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source
Soetaert, K.. M. Vinckx, J. Wittoeck & M.Tulkens. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 311: 185-206. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
identification resource
Guo, Y; Chen, Y.; Liu, M. (2016). Metadesmolaimus zhanggi sp. nov. (Nematoda: Xyalidae) from East China Sea, with a pictorial key to Metadesmolaimus species. <em>Cah. Biol. Mar.</em> 57: 73-79. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype BMNH 1982.11.123, geounit Northern Ireland [details]
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