Eleutherolaimus minutus

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
               Sphaerolaimoidea
                 Linhomoeidae
       Eleutherolaimus minutus Tchesunov & Miljutin, 2006.
      
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:
  •   Didelphic, amphidelphic

 

Ref: Tchesunov and Miljutin, 2006.
   

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Males:

  • Diorchic
  • Sperm bead-like
  • Spicules short, arcuate
  • Gubernaculum with caudal apophysis
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Distribution:

Described from specimens collected at 5569 meters depth in Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Svalbard

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Feeding:

 

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

 
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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, 14:57-75.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 06, 2022.