Desmolaimus		Contents		Rev: 08/03/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Linhomoeidae

       Desmolaimus De Man, 1880

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• cuticle smooth;
• four cephalic setae, and four subcephalic setae between the cephalic setae and amphideal fovea;
• amphideal fovea circular;
• buccal cavity cup-shaped with transverse cuticular rings;
• pharyngeal bulb with sclerotized valve; cardia large and elongated;
• tail usually conical or conico-cylindrical.

ref: Huang and Guo, 2022

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Distribution:

Species have been described from muddy sediment in sub-tidal regions.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Desmolaimus

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Huang, Y., Guo, Y. 2022. Order Monhysterida Filipjev, 1929. In: Free-living Marine Nematodes from the East China Sea. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3836-7_{_}9

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 03, 2025.