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Nectonema agile Verrill, 1879

101152  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101152)

accepted
Species
marine
Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the east coast of North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 3: 17-309. [details]   
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters   
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters  [details]
CaRMS (2024). Nectonema agile Verrill, 1879. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101152 on 2024-03-19
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2024). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Nectonema agile Verrill, 1879. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101152 on 2024-03-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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original description Verrill, A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the east coast of North America. <em>American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> 3: 17-309. [details]   

basis of record Neuhaus, B.; van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalorhyncha (=Loricifera, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Nematomorpha), <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 159-160 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Gosner, K. L. (1971). Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. <em>John Wiley & Sons, Inc., London.</em> 693 pp. [pdf copepod and branchiuran :445-455]. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Diet do not feed as adults but as larvae they commonly parasitises arthropods. [details]

Dimensions males range in length from 50-200 mm and female 30-60 mm. [details]

Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters  [details]

Habitat adults are free-living, larvae are endoparasites of marine crustacea [details]

Reproduction dimorphic each with paired gonads. Eggs are laid in the water [details]
LanguageName 
English hair worm  [details]
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