Rev. 09/18/21
Araeolaimoidea
Coninckiidae Lorenzen, 1981
A small family of free-living marine nematodes
Amphids curved into an O-shape
Outer labial and cephalic setae of equal length
Buccal cavity tiny
Smooth or striated cuticle.
Pharynx widening at the posterior end.
Didelphic, with outstretched ovaries
Diorchic with and two testes opposed
Anterior gonad lies to the left of intestine and the posterior to the right.
Ref: Fonseca and Bezerra (2013)
Andrássy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, Vol. I. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest.
Fonseca, G. and Bezerra, T.N. 2013. Order Araeolaimida De Coninck & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1933. In Schmidt-Rhaesa (Ed). Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter. DOI:10.1515/9783110274257.467
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