Rev: 11/19/2024
Synonyms:
Members of the subfamily Diplolaimellinae of the Monhysteridae are characterized by a double buccal cavity at some point during their juvenile or adult stages, while those in the other subfamily, the Monhysterinae, have a single tapered buccal cavity.
Females:
Males:
Free-living marine nematodes.
Bacterial and probably epistrate feeders.
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Jacobs, L.J. 1987. A checklist of the Monhysteridae (Nematoda, Monhysterida). Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, 186 pp
Tchesunov, A.V. 2015. Free-living nematode species (Nematoda) in hydrothermal sites of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Helgoland Marine Research 69:343-384.