Deep-sea nematodes of the family Microlaimidae from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (North-Eastern Tropic Pacific), with the descriptions of three new species *
Author
Miljutin, Dmitry M.
Author
Miljutina, Maria A.
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-05-11
2096
1
137
172
https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2096.1.11
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.11
1175-5326
Microlaimus
de Man, 1880
=
Microlaimoides
Hoeppli, 1926
, op.
Andrassy (1960)
; =
Paracothonolaimus
Schulz, 1932
, op.
Schuurmans-Stekhoven & De Coninck (1933)
.
Generic diagnosis:
Microlaimidae
. Stoma with dorsal and pair of subventral teeth, without numerous subventral denticles. Cephalic sensilla longer or approximately equal to outer labial sensilla and being more than 1/3 of c.b.d. distance from latter. Cuticle usually annulated, rarely optically smooth. Amphid usually monospiral and rounded, rarely with several turns. Testes usually paired, opposed, outstretched. Ovaries paired, outstretched. Caudal glands possessing a common terminal outlet.