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 Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Microlaimida

Microlaimina

             Microlaimoidea

   Microlaimidae

               Crassolaimus Kreis, 1929

    Type species of the genus: Crassolaimus conicaudatus Kreis, 1929

Note: Genus poorly studied and not well described (Tchesunov, 2013).

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle annulated.
• Buccal cavity short, cylindrical, with thickened, moderately sclerotized walls.

Males:

• Monorchic
• Small papilloid supplements.
• Gubernaculum without apophyses.

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 Crassolaimus

  Probably epistrate feeders on microbes and perhaps sediments containing algae and protozoa.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Kreis, P. 1929. Freilebende marine Nematoden von der Nordwestkuste Frankreichs (Trebeurden Cotes du Nord). Capita Zool . 2: 1-98.

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.