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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Xyalidae

       Valvaelaimus Lorenzen, 1977

Type species of the genus:   Valvaelaimus major (Gerlach, 1956) Lorenzen 1977

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cephalic setae (6+4) (characteristic of the family Xyalidae)
• Three tooth-like structures in buccal cavity

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes. Type species described from Kiel Bay, Germany (Venekey et al., 2014).

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Valvaelaimus

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Fonseca, G., Bezerra. T.N. 2013. Order Monhysterida. Filipjev, 1929. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa A (ed) Handbook of Zoology: Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia, Gnathifera, volume 2 Nematoda. De Gruyter, Berlin, pp 435-466

Lorenzen, S. 1977. Revision det Xyalidae (freilebende Nematoden) auf der Grundlage einer kritischen Analyse von 56 Arten aus Nord- und Ostsee. Veroff Inst Meeresforsch Bremerh 16:197-261

Venekey, V., Gheller, P.F., Maria , T.F., Brustolin, M.C., Kandratavicius , N., Vieira , D.C., Brito, S., Souza, G.S., Fonseca, G. 2014. The state of the art of Xyalidae (Nematoda, Monhysterida) with reference to the Brazilian records. Marine Biodiversity DOI 10.1007/s12526-014-0226-3

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 04, 2025.