Eleutherolaimus

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
                 Linhomoeidae
       Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922

Type species of the genus:  Eleutherolaimus longus Filipjev, 1922

    Synonyms:     

Eumorpholaimus (Schulz, 1932), Tchesunov & Miljutin, 2006

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic

Ref: Tchesunov and Miljutin, 2006

 

Males:  

  • Diorchic, testes outstretched or reflexed
  • Spicules short, arcuate
  • Gubernaculum present
  • Tail elongate cylindro-conical with rounded tip

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes, many from the deep ocean abyss at depths up to 6000 meters..

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References:

Tchesunov, A.V., Miljutin, D.M. 2006. Three new free-living nematode species (Monhysterida) from the Arctic abyss, with revision of the genus Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922 (Linhomoeidae). Russian Journal of Nematology, 2006, 14:57-75.

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Revised: December 06, 2022.