Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Orthonectida > Family Pelmatosphaeridae > Genus Pelmatosphaera

Pelmatosphaera polycirri Caullery & Mesnil, 1904

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

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Genus group names

*Pelmatosphaera*	Caullery & Mesnil, 1904	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Caullery, M. and Mesnil, F. 1904. Sur un organisme nouveau (Pelmatosphaera polycirri n.g., n. sp.) paraiste d'une Annelide (Polycirrus haetmatodes Clpd.) et voisin des Orthonectides. Comptes rendus des séances de la Société de Biologie 5: 92-95.
basis of record	van der Land, J.; Hallan, J. (2001). Mesozoa, 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. 104
additional source	van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
additional source	Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (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.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Pelmatosphaera polycirri Caullery & Mesnil, 1904. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119165

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Environment

marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

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