Rev. 01/09/25
Microlaimida Leduc, Verdon & Zhao, 2017
: Cuticle striated, annulated or smooth, rarely punctated.
Cephalic capsule absentAnterior labial sensilla in three separate circles: six inner labial papilla, six outer labial papilla and four cephalic setae.
Amphideal fovea circular, cryptocircular, unispiral or multispiral.
Cheilostom with cheilorhabdia (not always visible).
Buccal cavity usually with more or less pronounced dorsal tooth, and two smaller subventral teeth
Pharynx muscular with weakly or strongly developed posterior bulb.
Female reproductive system with one or two ovaries; ovaries are either outstretched or reflexed.
Male reproductive system with two opposed testes or a single anterior testis.
Feeding habits unknown but free-living, not parasitic.
References:
Leduc, D., Verdon, V., Zhao, Z.Q. 2017. Phylogenetic position of the Paramicrolaimidae, description of a new Paramicrolaimus species and erection of a new order to accommodate the Microlaimoidea (Nematoda: Chromadorea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 20:1-18.