NARMS taxon details
Viscosia viscosa (Bastian, 1865) de Man, 1890
122156 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122156)
accepted
Species
Viscosia viscosia (Bastian, 1865) · unaccepted (Spelling variation)
marine, brackish
(of ) Bastian, H. C. (1865). Monograph of the Anguillulidae, or Free Nematoids, Marine, Land, and Freshwater; with Descriptions of 100 New Species. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> Volume XXV. Part II:73-184. [details] 
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Viscosia viscosa (Bastian, 1865) de Man, 1890. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=122156 on 2025-05-05
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Viscosia viscosa (Bastian, 1865) de Man, 1890. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=122156 on 2025-05-05
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(of ) Bastian, H. C. (1865). Monograph of the Anguillulidae, or Free Nematoids, Marine, Land, and Freshwater; with Descriptions of 100 New Species. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> Volume XXV. Part II:73-184. [details]
basis of record De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50.</em> 161-174., available online at https://www.vliz.be/nl/imis?refid=26605 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lorenzen, S. (1969). Freilebende Meeresnematoden aus dem Schlickwatt und den Salzwiesen der Nordseeküste. <em>Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh.</em> XI: 195-238. [details] Available for editors
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 Gerlach, S. A. (1954). Die freilebenden Nematoden der schleswig-holsteinischen Küsten. <em>Schr. naturw. Ver. Schlesw.-Holst.</em> 27: 44-69. [details] Available for editors
additional source Gheskiere, T.; Vincx, M.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Rossano, C.; Scapini, F.; Degraer, S. (2005). Nematodes from wave-dominated sandy beaches: diversity, zonation patterns and testing of the isocommunities concept. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 62(1-2): 365-375. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2004.09.024 [details] Available for editors
additional source Keppner, E. J. (1987). Five new and one known species of free-living marine nematodes of the family Oncholaimidae (Nematoda: Enoplida) from Northwest Florida, U.S.A. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 106 (3), 214-231. [details] Available for editors
additional source Schneider, G. (1927). Dritter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Brackwassernematoden Finnlands. <em>Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn.</em> 56 (10): 1-24. [details] Available for editors
additional source Schratzberger, M.; Wall, C. M.; Reynolds, W. J.; Reed, J.; Waldock, M. J. (2002). Effects of paint-derived tributyltin on structure of estuarine nematode assemblages in experimental microcosms. <em>Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.</em> 272(2): 217-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981(02)00129-6 [details] Available for editors
additional source Schuurmans Stekhoven, J. H. Jr. (1935). Freeliving Marine Nemas of the Belgian Coast. I. and II. <em>Mém. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg.</em> 72: 1-36. [details] Available for editors
additional source Smol, N.; Willems, K. A.; Govaere, J. C. R.; Sandee, A. J. J. (1994). Composition, distribution and biomass of meiobenthos in the Oosterschelde estuary (SW Netherlands). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 282/283: 197-217. [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyaert, M.; Herman, P.; Moens, T.; Widdows, J.; Vincx, M. (2001). Tidal migration of nematodes on an estuarine tidal flat (the Molenplaat, Schelde Estuary, SW Netherlands). <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 224: 299-304. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps224299 [details]
additional source Warwick, R. M. (1971). Nematode associations in the Exe estuary. <em>J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K.</em> 51: 439-454. [details] Available for editors
additional source Heip, C.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M. (1983). Subtidal meiofauna of the North Sea: A review. <em>Biol. Jb. Dodonaea.</em> 51: 116-170. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1953). Revision der freilebenden marinen Nematoden aus der Umgebung der Staatlichen Zoologischen Station Kristineberg an der Westküste Schwedens. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher (Systematik).</em> 81: 548-603. [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1946). Westnorwegische marine Nematoden. <em>Ark. Zool.</em> 37 A (14): 1-32. [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1957). On a small collection of freeliving marine nematodes from Greenland and some other arctic regions with reviews and analyses of the compositions of all hitherto known arctic nematode faunas. <em>Meddr. Gronland.</em> 159 (3): 1- 42. [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1946). Letzter Bericht über freilebende Nematoden aus dem Schalensand- und Kiesboden der Westküste Norwegens. <em>Arkiv for Zoologi.</em> 37 A (15): 1-26. [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Barranguet, C.; Lucas, C.; Vincx, M. (2003). The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 58(2): 353-366. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-7714(03)00086-6 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Laere, P. (2003). Mariene nematoden van de laagwaterlijn van het strand van De Panne: diversiteit en verticale distributie in het sediment. <em>Lic. Thesis UGent.</em> 66 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Vanreusel, A. (1990). Ecology of the free-living marine nematodes from the Voordelta (Southern Bight of the North Sea). I. Species composition and structure of the nematode communities. <em>Cah. Biol. mar.</em> 31: 439-462. [details] Available for editors
additional source Warwick, R. M.; Buchanan, J. B. (1970). The meiofauna off the coast of Northumberland. I. The structure of the nematode population. <em>J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K.</em> 50: 129-146. [details] Available for editors
redescription Allgén, C. A. (1959). Freeliving marine nematodes. Further zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic expedition, 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. V(2) P.A. Norstedt & Söner: Stockholm. 293 pp. [details] Available for editors
redescription Smol, N.; Sharma, J. (1984). Two new and three redescribed species of Viscosia (Nematoda, Oncholaimidea). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 114: 123-147. [details] Available for editors
redescription Schulz, E. (1932). Beiträge zur Kenntnis mariner Nematoden aus der Kieler Bucht. <em>Zool. Jahrb. Jena (Syst.).</em> 62: 331-430, 51 figs. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
new combination reference de Man, J. G. (1890). Quatrième note sur les nématodes libres de la mer du Nord et de la Manche. <em>Mém. Soc. zool. Fr.</em> 3: 169-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10111370 [details]
ecology source 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
ecology source Bastian, H. C. (1865). Monograph of the Anguillulidae, or Free Nematoids, Marine, Land, and Freshwater; with Descriptions of 100 New Species. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> Volume XXV. Part II:73-184. [details]
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
ecology source Fonsêca-Genevois, V.da., P.J. Somerfield, M.H. Baeta-Neves, R. Coutinho & T. Moens. (2006). Colonization and early succession on artificial hard substrata by meiofauna. Marine Biology 148(5):1039-1050., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0145-8 [details] Available for editors
basis of record De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50.</em> 161-174., available online at https://www.vliz.be/nl/imis?refid=26605 [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Lorenzen, S. (1969). Freilebende Meeresnematoden aus dem Schlickwatt und den Salzwiesen der Nordseeküste. <em>Veröff. Inst. Meeresforsch. Bremerh.</em> XI: 195-238. [details] Available for editors
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 Gerlach, S. A. (1954). Die freilebenden Nematoden der schleswig-holsteinischen Küsten. <em>Schr. naturw. Ver. Schlesw.-Holst.</em> 27: 44-69. [details] Available for editors
additional source Gheskiere, T.; Vincx, M.; Urban-Malinga, B.; Rossano, C.; Scapini, F.; Degraer, S. (2005). Nematodes from wave-dominated sandy beaches: diversity, zonation patterns and testing of the isocommunities concept. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 62(1-2): 365-375. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2004.09.024 [details] Available for editors
additional source Keppner, E. J. (1987). Five new and one known species of free-living marine nematodes of the family Oncholaimidae (Nematoda: Enoplida) from Northwest Florida, U.S.A. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 106 (3), 214-231. [details] Available for editors
additional source Schneider, G. (1927). Dritter Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Brackwassernematoden Finnlands. <em>Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn.</em> 56 (10): 1-24. [details] Available for editors
additional source Schratzberger, M.; Wall, C. M.; Reynolds, W. J.; Reed, J.; Waldock, M. J. (2002). Effects of paint-derived tributyltin on structure of estuarine nematode assemblages in experimental microcosms. <em>Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.</em> 272(2): 217-235., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981(02)00129-6 [details] Available for editors
additional source Schuurmans Stekhoven, J. H. Jr. (1935). Freeliving Marine Nemas of the Belgian Coast. I. and II. <em>Mém. Mus. R. Hist. Nat. Belg.</em> 72: 1-36. [details] Available for editors
additional source Smol, N.; Willems, K. A.; Govaere, J. C. R.; Sandee, A. J. J. (1994). Composition, distribution and biomass of meiobenthos in the Oosterschelde estuary (SW Netherlands). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 282/283: 197-217. [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyaert, M.; Herman, P.; Moens, T.; Widdows, J.; Vincx, M. (2001). Tidal migration of nematodes on an estuarine tidal flat (the Molenplaat, Schelde Estuary, SW Netherlands). <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 224: 299-304. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps224299 [details]
additional source Warwick, R. M. (1971). Nematode associations in the Exe estuary. <em>J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K.</em> 51: 439-454. [details] Available for editors
additional source Heip, C.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M. (1983). Subtidal meiofauna of the North Sea: A review. <em>Biol. Jb. Dodonaea.</em> 51: 116-170. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1953). Revision der freilebenden marinen Nematoden aus der Umgebung der Staatlichen Zoologischen Station Kristineberg an der Westküste Schwedens. <em>Zoologische Jahrbucher (Systematik).</em> 81: 548-603. [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1946). Westnorwegische marine Nematoden. <em>Ark. Zool.</em> 37 A (14): 1-32. [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1957). On a small collection of freeliving marine nematodes from Greenland and some other arctic regions with reviews and analyses of the compositions of all hitherto known arctic nematode faunas. <em>Meddr. Gronland.</em> 159 (3): 1- 42. [details] Available for editors
additional source Allgén, C. A. (1946). Letzter Bericht über freilebende Nematoden aus dem Schalensand- und Kiesboden der Westküste Norwegens. <em>Arkiv for Zoologi.</em> 37 A (15): 1-26. [details] Available for editors
additional source Steyaert, M.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Vanreusel, A.; Barranguet, C.; Lucas, C.; Vincx, M. (2003). The importance of fine-scale, vertical profiles in characterising nematode community structure. <em>Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science.</em> 58(2): 353-366. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/s0272-7714(03)00086-6 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Laere, P. (2003). Mariene nematoden van de laagwaterlijn van het strand van De Panne: diversiteit en verticale distributie in het sediment. <em>Lic. Thesis UGent.</em> 66 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Vanreusel, A. (1990). Ecology of the free-living marine nematodes from the Voordelta (Southern Bight of the North Sea). I. Species composition and structure of the nematode communities. <em>Cah. Biol. mar.</em> 31: 439-462. [details] Available for editors
additional source Warwick, R. M.; Buchanan, J. B. (1970). The meiofauna off the coast of Northumberland. I. The structure of the nematode population. <em>J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K.</em> 50: 129-146. [details] Available for editors
redescription Allgén, C. A. (1959). Freeliving marine nematodes. Further zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic expedition, 1901-1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjold. V(2) P.A. Norstedt & Söner: Stockholm. 293 pp. [details] Available for editors
redescription Smol, N.; Sharma, J. (1984). Two new and three redescribed species of Viscosia (Nematoda, Oncholaimidea). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 114: 123-147. [details] Available for editors
redescription Schulz, E. (1932). Beiträge zur Kenntnis mariner Nematoden aus der Kieler Bucht. <em>Zool. Jahrb. Jena (Syst.).</em> 62: 331-430, 51 figs. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
new combination reference de Man, J. G. (1890). Quatrième note sur les nématodes libres de la mer du Nord et de la Manche. <em>Mém. Soc. zool. Fr.</em> 3: 169-194., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10111370 [details]
ecology source 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
ecology source Bastian, H. C. (1865). Monograph of the Anguillulidae, or Free Nematoids, Marine, Land, and Freshwater; with Descriptions of 100 New Species. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> Volume XXV. Part II:73-184. [details]
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
ecology source Fonsêca-Genevois, V.da., P.J. Somerfield, M.H. Baeta-Neves, R. Coutinho & T. Moens. (2006). Colonization and early succession on artificial hard substrata by meiofauna. Marine Biology 148(5):1039-1050., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-005-0145-8 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Original description (NemasLan) 
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Allgén, C. A., 1959. Freeliving marine nematodes. Further zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903, V, no 2; NeMys_picture_...
Original description (NemasLan) Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Platt, H. M. & Warwick, R. M., 1983. Free-living Marine Nematodes. Part I: British Enoplids. Synopses of the British Fauna (New series) No. 28, Cam...
Original description (NemasLan) Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Smol, N. & Sharma, J., 1984. Two new and three redescribed species of Viscosia (Nematoda, Oncholaimidea). Hydrobiologia 114: 123-147; NeMys_picture...
Original description (NemasLan) Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Bastian, H. C., 1865. Monograph of the Anguillulidae, or Free Nematoids, Marine, Land, and Freshwater; with Descriptions of 100 New Species. The Tr...
Original description (NemasLan) Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: de Man, J. G., 1890. Quatrième note sur les nématodes libres de la mer du Nord et de la Manche. Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr. 3: 169-194; NeMys_picture_id: 2...
Original description (NemasLan) Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Schulz, E., 1932. Beiträge zur Kenntnis mariner Nematoden aus der Kieler Bucht. Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 62 (4): 331-430; NeMys_picture_id: 2448
To Barcode of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Viscosia viscosa)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Viscosia viscosia (Bastian, 1865))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Allgén, C. A., 1959. Freeliving marine nematodes. Further zoological results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901-1903, V, no 2; NeMys_picture_... Original description (NemasLan)
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Platt, H. M. & Warwick, R. M., 1983. Free-living Marine Nematodes. Part I: British Enoplids. Synopses of the British Fauna (New series) No. 28, Cam... Original description (NemasLan)
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Smol, N. & Sharma, J., 1984. Two new and three redescribed species of Viscosia (Nematoda, Oncholaimidea). Hydrobiologia 114: 123-147; NeMys_picture... Original description (NemasLan)
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Bastian, H. C., 1865. Monograph of the Anguillulidae, or Free Nematoids, Marine, Land, and Freshwater; with Descriptions of 100 New Species. The Tr... Original description (NemasLan)
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: de Man, J. G., 1890. Quatrième note sur les nématodes libres de la mer du Nord et de la Manche. Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr. 3: 169-194; NeMys_picture_id: 2... Original description (NemasLan)
Note: species description of Viscosia viscosa taken from: Schulz, E., 1932. Beiträge zur Kenntnis mariner Nematoden aus der Kieler Bucht. Zool. Jb. (Syst.) 62 (4): 331-430; NeMys_picture_id: 2448 To Barcode of Life
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Viscosia viscosa)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI (from synonym Viscosia viscosia (Bastian, 1865))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
