Rev 02/27/2023
Boreolaimus Andrassy, 1998
Type species of the genus: Boreolaimus borealis Andrassy, 1998
Andrassy, 1998 assigned the new genus Boreolaimus to the family Qudsianemaridae; and indicated that it differs from orher genera of the family by rhe wide buccal lining around odontostyle, the presence of four esophageal nuclei insread of five and a clear posterior region of the tail.
The apparent absence of males and of spermarozoa in the uterus of mature females seems also to be a characteristic of the genus.
All known species inhabit interstitial biotopes of lakes and rivers and species described thus far are all from northern regions of the planet.
The described species are similar to each other but are distinguished by differences in shape and slenderness of body, shape and length of tail, presence or absence of sc!erotizarion in vulval lips, cuticular structure of the tail, and the extent of the clear region as a percentage of the tail length.
Ref. Andrassy, 1998
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All known species ithe sands of lakes and rivers and species described thus far are all from northern regions of the planet.
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