Litinium

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Litinium Cobb, 1920

Type species Litinium aequale Cobb, 1920

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In most case, species have been described from very few specimens.

Anterior sensilla in 3 circles surrounding stomal aperture: six indistinct labial papillae, six outer labial setae, four cephalic setae.
No buccal cavity.
Amphids oval-shaped in males, circular in females.

Ref: Quang et al., 2008.

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Free-living marine nematodes described from intertidal sediment..

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Andrassy, I. 2007. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary II. Hungarian Natural History Museum. 496pp.
Quang Ngo Xuan, Smol N., Vanreusel A, Nguyen Vu Thanh, Chau Nguyen Ngoc. 2008.One new and two unknown species of free-living marine nematodes from Cangio mangrove forest, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. Tap Chi Simh Hoc 30:1-11.