Bathynox		Contents		Rev 08/25/2026
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 Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Microlaimida

Microlaimina

             Microlaimoidea

   Microlaimidae

               Bathynox (Bussau, 1993) Bussau & Vogel, 1999

    Type species of the genus: Bathynox clavata Bussau & Vogel, 1999

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body spindle-shaped, minute.
• Cuticle annulated.
• Somatic setae on peduncles.
• Amphid far posterior to the anterior end; amphideal aperture small, with protruding clavate corpus gelatum.

Males:

Females:

Ref: Tchesunov, 2013

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes reported from deep sea.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Bathynox

  Probably bacteria and perhaps sediments containing algae and protozoa.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Bussau, C. and Vopel, K. 1999. New nematode species and genera (Chromadorida, Microlaimidae) from the deep sea of eastern South Pacific (Peru Basin). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien. 101B: 405-21

Tchesunov. A.V. 2013. 7.13 Order Desmodorida de Coninck, 1965 In Schmidt-Rheas and de Gruyter, W. Handbook of Zoology.Gastrocticha, Cycloneuralia, Gnatifera. Volume 2: Nematoda

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Revised by Howard Ferris: August 25, 2026.