Deontolaimus		Contents		Rev: 08/25/2026
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Plectida

Camacolaimoidea

Camacolaimidae

        Deontolaimus De Man, 1880

Type species of the genus:  Deontolaimus papillatus De Man, 1880

    Synonyms:

per Holovachov and Bostrom (2015):

Acontiolaimus Filipjev, 1918

Camacolaimoides De Conick & Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1933

Camacolaimus de Man, 1889

Digitonchus Cobb, 1920

Ypsilon, Cobb, 1920

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle annulated
• Inner and outer labial sensilla papilliform; cephalic sensilla setiform;
• Amphideal fovea ventrally unispiral or ventrally multispiral;
• Buccal cavity narrow, with long stylet-like dorsal tooth (onchiostyle);
• Pharynx cylindrical anteriorly, gradually widening posteriorly, lacking valves and bulbs. 
• Tail elongate-conoid.

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Distribution:

Usually collected from ocean-bottom sediments

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Deontolaimus

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Holovachov, O. and Bostrom, S. 2015. Swedich Plectida (Nematoda). Part 10. The genus Camacolaimus de Man, 1880.  DOI 10,11646,Zootaxa.4034.1.1

Huang, Y. and Guo, Y. 2022, Free-living Marine Nematodes from the East China Sea, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3836-7_10

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Revised by Howard Ferris: August 25, 2026.