Nemys - Eubostrichus Greeff, 1869

WoRMS taxon details

Eubostrichus Greeff, 1869

AphiaID

2351 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2351)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Stilbonematinae Chitwood, 1936

Direct children (16)

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Species Eubostrichus africanus Muthumbi, Verschelde & Vincx, 1995
Species Eubostrichus dianeae Hopper & Cefalu, 1973
Species Eubostrichus fertilis Ott, Leisch & Gruber-Vodicka, 2014
Species Eubostrichus filiformis Greeff, 1869
Species Eubostrichus hopperi Muthumbi, Verschelde & Vincx, 1995
Species Eubostrichus hortulanus Leduc, 2013
Species Eubostrichus longisetosus Muthumbi, Verschelde & Vincx, 1995
Species Eubostrichus otti Hourston & Warwick, 2010
Species Eubostrichus parasitiferus Chitwood, 1936
Species Eubostrichus phalacrus Greeff, 1869
Species Eubostrichus topiarius Berger, Urbancik & Ott, 1996
Species Eubostrichus exile accepted as Catanema exile Cobb, 1920 (wrong combination)
Species Eubostrichus exilis (Cobb, 1920) Gerlach, 1963 op. Ott et al., 1995 accepted as Catanema exile Cobb, 1920
Species Eubostrichus gerlachi Hopper & Cefalu, 1973 accepted as Laxus gerlachi (Hopper & Cefalu, 1973) Tchesunov, 2013
Species Eubostrichus guernei Certes, 1889 accepted as Criconema guernei (Certes, 1889) Menzel in Hofmänner & Menzel, 1914
Species Eubostrichus porosum (Hopper & Cefalu, 1973) accepted as Catanema porosum Hopper & Cefalu, 1973 accepted as Robbea porosum (Hopper & Cefalu, 1973) Tchesunov, 2013 (This combination never existed. Gerlach (1963) synonymised Catanema with Eubostrichus but Hopper & Cefalu (1973) later refuted this when first describing Catanema porosum. Catanema is still considered a valid genus by Tchesunov 2013)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Certes, A. (1891). Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Appendice Tome VI, Zoologie, Protozoaires. 6: 1-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34800573 [details]

Descriptive notes

Nomenclature OPINION 2046 (Case 3185)

Criconema Hofmänner & Menzel, 1914 (Nematoda): Eubostrichus guernei Certes, 1899 designated as...

Nomenclature OPINION 2046 (Case 3185)

Criconema Hofmänner & Menzel, 1914 (Nematoda): Eubostrichus guernei Certes, 1899 designated as the type species.

Abstract. The Commission has ruled that current usage of the generic names Criconema Hofmänner & Menzel, 1914 and Criconemoides Taylor, 1936 is maintained by the designation of Eubostrichus guernei Certes, 1889 as the type species of the free-living soil nematode genus Criconema. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Eubostrichus Greeff, 1869. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2351 on 2025-07-16

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Holovachov, Oleksandr

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Nomenclature

original description Certes, A. (1891). Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn 1882-1883. Appendice Tome VI, Zoologie, Protozoaires. 6: 1-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34800573 [details]

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

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Tchesunov, A. V.; Ingels, J.; Popova, E. V. (2012). Marine free-living nematodes associated with symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea canyons of north-east Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92(06): 1257-1271. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315411002116 [details] Available for editors

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Ecology

ecology source Raes, M.; De Troch, M.; Ndaro, S. G. M.; Muthumbi, A.; Guilini, K.; Vanreusel, A. (2007). The structuring role of microhabitat type in coral degradation zones: a case study with marine nematodes from Kenya and Zanzibar. Coral Reefs. 26 (1): 13-126. [details] Available for editors

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ecology source Vanreusel, A., M. Vincx, D. Van Gansbeke & W. Gijselinck, W. (1992). Structural analysis of the meiobenthos communities of the shelf break area in two stations of the Gulf of Biscay (N.E. Atlantic). Belgian Journal of Zoology. 122(2):185-202. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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Other

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 Van Gaever, S.; Vanreusel, A.; Hughes, J.; Bett, B.; Kiriakoulakis, K. (1999). The macro- and micro-scale patchiness of meiobenthos associated with the Darwin Mounds (north-east Atlantic). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. 84(3): 547-556., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315404009555h [details] Available for editors

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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. Zootaxa. 2568: 39–66. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Jensen, P. (1986). The nematode fauna in the sulphide-rich brine seep and adjacent bottoms of the East Flower Garden, NW Gulf of Mexico. IV. Ecological aspects. Marine Biology. 92: 489-503. [details] Available for editors

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additional source Verschelde, D.; Nicholas, W.; Vincx, M. (2006). A Review of the Genera Croconema Cobb, 1920 and Pseudochromadora Daday, 1899 (Nematoda, Desmodoroidea): New Species from the Coasts of Kenya and Australia. Hydrobiologia. 571, 17-40. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Nomenclature OPINION 2046 (Case 3185)

Criconema Hofmänner & Menzel, 1914 (Nematoda): Eubostrichus guernei Certes, 1899 designated as the type species.

Definitions

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