WoRMS taxon details

Aponema Jensen, 1978

2363  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2363)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Nematoda (Phylum)
  4. Chromadorea (Class)
  5. Chromadoria (Subclass)
  6. Desmodorida (Order)
  7. Desmodorina (Suborder)
  8. Microlaimoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Microlaimidae (Family)
  10. Aponema (Genus)
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  1. Species Aponema abyssalis (Miljutin & Miljutina, 2009) Tchesunov, 2014
  2. Species Aponema decraemerae Muthumbi & Vincx, 1999
  3. Species Aponema ninae Portnova, 2009
  4. Species Aponema papillatum Pastor de Ward, 1980
  5. Species Aponema pontica Revkova, 2017
  6. Species Aponema pseudotorosum Fu & Leduc, 2019
  7. Species Aponema subtile Leduc & Wharton, 2008
  8. Species Aponema torosum (Lorenzen, 1973) Jensen, 1978
  9. Species Aponema bathyalis Kovalyev & Miljutina, 2009 accepted as Microlaimus bathyalis (Kovalev & Miljutina, 2009) Tchesunov, 2014 (synonym)
  10. Species Aponema martinezi Miljutin & Miljutina, 2009 accepted as Microlaimus martinezi (Miljutin & Miljutina, 2009) Tchesunov, 2014 (synonym)
  11. Species Aponema minutissima Kovalyev & Miljutina, 2009 accepted as Microlaimus minutissimus (Kovalev & Miljutina, 2009) Tchesunov, 2014 (synonym)
  12. Species Aponema mnazi Muthumbi & Vincx, 1999 accepted as Microlaimus mnazi (Muthumbi & Vincx, 1999)
  13. Species Aponema nympha Bussau, 1993 accepted as Microlaimus nympha (Bussau & Vopel, 1999) Tchesunov, 2014
  14. Species Aponema nympha Bussau & Vopel, 1999 accepted as Aponema nympha Bussau, 1993 accepted as Microlaimus nympha (Bussau & Vopel, 1999) Tchesunov, 2014 (junior primary homonym and junior objective synonym)
  15. Species Aponema torosa (Lorenzen, 1973) Jensen, 1978 accepted as Aponema torosum (Lorenzen, 1973) Jensen, 1978 (misspelling)
  16. Species Aponema torosus (Lorenzen, 1973) Jensen, 1978 accepted as Aponema torosum (Lorenzen, 1973) Jensen, 1978 (misspelling)
  17. Species Aponema westindicum Kovalyev & Miljutina, 2009 accepted as Microlaimus westindicus (Kovalev & Miljutina, 2009) Tchesunov, 2014
  18. Species Aponema nanum (Blome, 1982) Kovalyev & Miljutina, 2009 represented as Microlaimus nanus Blome, 1982
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Jensen, P. (1978). Revision of Microlaimidae, Erection of Molgolaimidae fam.n., and Remarks on the Systematic Position of Paramicrolaimus (Nematoda, Desmodorida). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 7(1-4): 159-173., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00599.x
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Aponema Jensen, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2363 on 2025-05-31
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2016-07-05 08:41:47Z
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Miljutin, Dmitry

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Nomenclature

original description Jensen, P. (1978). Revision of Microlaimidae, Erection of Molgolaimidae fam.n., and Remarks on the Systematic Position of Paramicrolaimus (Nematoda, Desmodorida). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 7(1-4): 159-173., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00599.x
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Nemaslan: Biodiversity of Antarctic Nematodes (2004). (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Kovalyev, S. V.; Miljutina, M. A. (2009). A review of the genus Aponema Jensen, 1978 (Nematoda: Microlaimidae) with description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2077: 56–68. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Ecology

ecology source Leduc, D.; Probert, P.; Nodder, S. (2010). Influence of mesh size and core penetration on estimates of deep-sea nematode abundance, biomass, and diversity. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 57(10): 1354-1362., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.06.005 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000) (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Armenteros, M.; Vincx, M.; Decraemer, W. (2010). Guitartia tridentata n. gen., n. sp. (Monhysterida: Xyalidae) and Macrodontium gaspari n. gen., n. sp. (Chromadorida: Microlaimidae), free-living marine nematodes from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Nematology.</em> 12 (3): 417-427. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Kovalyev, S. V.; Miljutina, M. A. (2009). A review of the genus Aponema Jensen, 1978 (Nematoda: Microlaimidae) with description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2077: 56–68. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Dando, P. R.; Austen, M. C.; Burke, Jr. R. A.; Kendall, M. A.; Kennicutt, II M. C.; Judd, A. G.; Moore, D. C.; O'Hara, S. C. M.; Schmaljohann, R.; Southward, A. J. (1991). Ecology of a North Sea pockmark with an active methane seep. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 70: 49-63. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Kovalyev, V.; Tchesunov, A. V. (2005). Taxonomic review of microlaimids with description of five species from the white Sea (Nematoda: Chromadoria). <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 14(1): 1-16. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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

additional source Pastor de Ward, C. T. (1980). Aponema papillatum sp.nov., a new species of free-living marine nematodes from the Ria Deseado (Santa Cruz, Argentina). [Aponema papillatum sp. nov., nueva especie de nematode marino de puerto deseado, (Santa Cruz, Argentina)]. <em>Centro de Investigacion de Biologia Marina Contribucion Cientifica.</em> 160: 1-11. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Van Gaever, S.; Olu, K.; Derycke, S.; Vanreusel, A. (2009). Metazoan meiofaunal communities at cold seeps along the Norwegian margin: Influence of habitat heterogeneity and evidence for connection with shallow-water habitats. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 56(5): 772-785., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2008.12.015 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Van Gaever, S.; Raes, M.; Pasotti, F.; Vanreusel, A. (2009). Spatial scale and habitat-dependent diversity patterns in nematode communities in three seepage related sites along the Norwegian Sea margin. <em>Marine Ecology.</em> 31(1): 66-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00314.x [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Venekey, V.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Santos, P. J. P. (2010). Biodiversity of free-living marine nematodes on the coast of Brazil: a review. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2568: 39–66. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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