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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Chromadorida

Chromadorina

             Chromadoroidea

                Ethmolaimidae

      Ethmolaiminae

       Ethmolaimus de Man, 1880

Type species of the genus: Ethmolaimus pratensis de Man, 1888

    Synonyms:

Parachromadora Micoletzky, 1914

Triodontolaimus Micoletzky, 1913

Trietholaimus Platt, 1982

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Distribution:

Commonly reported from freshwater lakes, also from brackish water and sometimes from marine habitats..

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Feeding:

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References:

Bongers, T. 1994. De Nematoden van Nederland.

Gagarin, V,G,, Naumova, T.V. 2023. Morphological review of the genus Ethmolaimus de Man 1880(Nematoda, Chromadorida). Amurian Zool. J. 15:9-14.

Goodey, T and J.B. Goodey, 1963. Soil and Freshwater Nematodes. Methuen. London

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 14, 2025.