Eleutherolaimus

Eleutherolaimus	Contents	Rev: 05/12/2025
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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

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body cylindrical, slender, often filiform
Six labial papillae plus two circles of four lateromedian setae
Amphidial fovea circular
Buccal cavity short, cylindrical with sclerotized walls
Pharynx slender without posterior swelling
Cardia elongate
Ventral renette pore close to nerve ring; renette cell close to cardia
Tail elongate cylindro-conical with rounded tip

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

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

Distribution:

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

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Eleutherolaimus

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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.