Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Nematoda > Class Adenophorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Desmoscolecida > Suborder Desmoscolecina > Superfamily Desmoscolecoidea > Family Desmoscolecidae > Genus Desmoscolex

Desmoscolex laevis Kreis, 1928

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Desmoscolex*	Claparède, 1863	accepted genus name
*Desmolorenzenia*	Freudenhammer, 1975	synonym

Literature

basis of record	De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living, 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: pp. 161-174
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)
additional source	Deprez, T. et al. (2005). NeMys - Generic Taxonomic Database System on Mysida and Nematoda. World Wide Web electronic publication

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys
WoRMS

External Links

USNM Invertebrate Zoology Nematoda Collection
GBIF

Citation

Vincx, M. (2014). Desmoscolex laevis Kreis, 1928. In: Deprez, T. et al. (2005). NeMys. World list of free-living nematodes. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121125