Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Cephalorhyncha > Class Nematomorpha > Subclass Gordioida > Order Nectonematida > Family Nectonematidae > Genus Nectonema

Nectonema agile Verrill, 1879

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Nectonema*	Verrill, 1879	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: hair worm

Literature

original description	Verrill A. E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine fauna of the east coast of North America. American Journal of Science and Arts (3) 17: 309-315 [aprile]; (3)18
basis of record	Neuhaus, B.; van der Land, J. (2001). Cephalorhyncha (=Loricifera, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Nematomorpha), 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. 159-160
additional source	Gosner, K.L. 1971. Guide to identification of marine and estuarine invertebrates: Cape Hatteras to the Bay of Fundy. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 693 p.
additional source	ITIS database
additional source	Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (51 publications)
GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Nectonema agile Verrill, 1879. 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:101152