WoRMS name details
Dioctophyma renale (Goeze, 1782) Collet-Meygret, 1802
159607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159607)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
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]
Nemys eds. (2026). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Dioctophyma renale (Goeze, 1782) Collet-Meygret, 1802. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159607 on 2026-09-07
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Nomenclature
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet parasitic [details]Dimensions generally, less than 1 mm [details]
Distribution unknown; lack of study done on this group in the Bay of Fundy and surrounding waters [details]
Habitat generally, all substrata and in all sorts of hosts, both vertebrate and invertebrate [details]
Reproduction sexes are separate and dimorphic (males smaller than females); fertilization internal, eggs retained through hatching [details]
