Deep-Sea taxon details
Kenyanema Muthumbi, Soetaert & Vincx, 1997
203915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:203915)
accepted
Genus
marine
Muthumbi, A. W.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (1997). Deep-sea nematodes from the Indian Ocean: new and known species of the family Comesomatidae. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 346: 25-57. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Kenyanema Muthumbi, Soetaert & Vincx, 1997. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203915 on 2025-05-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Kenyanema Muthumbi, Soetaert & Vincx, 1997. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=203915 on 2025-05-05
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Muthumbi, A. W.; Soetaert, K.; Vincx, M. (1997). Deep-sea nematodes from the Indian Ocean: new and known species of the family Comesomatidae. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 346: 25-57. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Tu, N.D.; Thanh Nguyen Vu; Smol, N.; Vanreusel, A. (2008). New genus Asymmelaimus gen. n., sp. n. and new marine nematode species of the subfamily Dorylaimopsinae de Coninck, 1965 (Comesomatidae Filipjev, 1918) from Halong Bay, Vietnam. <em>Russian Journal of Nematology.</em> 16 (1), 7-16. [details] Available for editors
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
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]
redescription Leduc, D. (2012). Deep-sea nematodes (Comesomatidae) from the Southwest Pacific Ocean: five new species and three new species records. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 0(24)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.24 [details] Available for editors
additional source Tu, N.D.; Thanh Nguyen Vu; Smol, N.; Vanreusel, A. (2008). New genus Asymmelaimus gen. n., sp. n. and new marine nematode species of the subfamily Dorylaimopsinae de Coninck, 1965 (Comesomatidae Filipjev, 1918) from Halong Bay, Vietnam. <em>Russian Journal of Nematology.</em> 16 (1), 7-16. [details] Available for editors
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
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]
redescription Leduc, D. (2012). Deep-sea nematodes (Comesomatidae) from the Southwest Pacific Ocean: five new species and three new species records. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 0(24)., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2012.24 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Remark On the basis of the stoma and the copulatory apparatus, Kenyanema is close to the genera in the subfamily Dorylaimopsinae (of the family Comesomatidae). The sub family is composed of genera characterised by a tubular stoma with teeth or without armament. The copulatory apparatus is also typical for the subfamily, strong curved spicules and gubernaculum with a dorsal apophysis. The new genus differs from the rest of the genera however, in that only the cehalic sensilla are distinct; it is also the only described species in Comesomatidae with single branch in the male reproductive system. The genera Kenyanema is placed in the subfamily Dorylaimopsinae until more material (details) are found to place it otherwise. (Muthumbi, et al., 1997) <495>. [details]
