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Nemys taxon details
Laimydorus proximus
(Thorne & Swanger, 1936) Siddiqi, 1969
AphiaID
1295492
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1295492)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Nematoda
(Phylum)
Enoplea
(Class)
Dorylaimia
(Subclass)
Dorylaimida
(Order)
Dorylaimina
(Suborder)
Dorylaimoidea
(Superfamily)
Dorylaimidae
(Family)
Dorylaiminae
(Subfamily)
Laimydorus
(Genus)
Laimydorus proximus
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Laimydorus
Siddiqi, 1969
Original name
Dorylaimus proximus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
Synonymised names
Dorylaimus proximus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
· unaccepted >
junior objective synonym
Mesodorylaimus proximus
(Thorne & Swanger, 1936) Goodey, 1963
· unaccepted >
junior objective synonym
Environment
marine
,
brackish
, fresh,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Dorylaimus proximus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
)
Thorne, G.; Swanger, H. H. (1936). A monograph of the nematode genera Dorylaimus Dujardin, Aporcelaimus ng, Dorylaimoides ng and Pungentus ng. <em>Capita Zoologica.</em> 6(4): 1-223.
,
available online at
https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19360800312
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes.
Laimydorus proximus
(Thorne & Swanger, 1936) Siddiqi, 1969. Accessed at: https://nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php/images/10.3390/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1295492 on 2025-12-17
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2018-09-04 13:11:49Z
created
Eisendle, Ursula
2018-09-12 12:12:25Z
changed
Eisendle, Ursula
2020-11-23 22:06:40Z
changed
Melo da Silva, Débora Cristina
2023-03-06 14:11:05Z
changed
Peña Santiago, Reyes
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Sources (2)
Attributes (1)
original description
(of
Dorylaimus proximus
Thorne & Swanger, 1936
)
Thorne, G.; Swanger, H. H. (1936). A monograph of the nematode genera Dorylaimus Dujardin, Aporcelaimus ng, Dorylaimoides ng and Pungentus ng. <em>Capita Zoologica.</em> 6(4): 1-223.
,
available online at
https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/19360800312
[details]
new combination reference
Siddiqi, M. R. (1969). Mumtazium mumtazae n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Tylencholaimidae) with the proposal of Laimydorus n. gen.(Thornenematidae). <em>Nematologica.</em> 15(2): 234-240.
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