Eleutherolaimus minutus

Eleutherolaimus minutus	Contents	Rev: 12/06/2022
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Classification:

    Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body very slended, thread-like
Cuticle this, very delicate striationj
Head truncated, not offset from body contour
Minute labial papillae; cephalic setae in two circles of 6 and 4.
Amphid apertures circular to oval, posterior to gymnostom
Buccal cavity a narrow cheilostom followed by a shortgymnostom.
Pharynx slened, muscular throughout; cardia elongate
Renette pore posterior to nerve ring, renette cell at level of cardia.
Tail cylindro-conical with rounded tip and caudal setae

Females:

Didelphic, amphidelphic

Ref: Tchesunov and Miljutin, 2006.

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Males:

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

Distribution:

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

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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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, 14:57-75.