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 Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Microlaimida

Microlaimina

             Microlaimoidea

   Microlaimidae

               Bolbolaimus Cobb, 1920

    Type species of the genus: Bolbolaimus pellucidus Cobb, 1920

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle strongly annulated, sometimes ornamented with dots.
• Head not set-off. Cephalic setae close to the front end.
• Amphideal fovea unispiral or cryptospiral.
• Buccal cavity strongly sclerotized, with a large dorsal tooth, den ticles may be present.
• Pharynx with anterior peribuccal bulb and posterior oval bulb.

Males:

• Copulatory apparatus strongly sclerotized.
• Gubernaculum with apophyses directed dorsally or dorsocaudally.

Females:

Ref: Tchesunov, 2013

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Bolbolaimus

  Probably predaceous on marine micro-organisms

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

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: August 11, 2026.