Genus Ethmolaimus

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ORDER CHROMADORIDA
            Family Ethmolaimidae  
                        Genus Ethmolaimus

Ethmolaimus De Man, 1880

Diagnosis: “Ethmolaiminae.  Cuticle with fine transverse striae and transverse rows of fine homogeneous punctuation between transverse striae, lateral differentiation present.  Head rounded with lip region not offset.” Decraemer and Smol, 2006.

References:

Decraemer W. and N. Smol.  Orders Chromadorida, Desmodorida and Desmocolecida.  .  In: Eyualem Abebe, Traunspurger W., and Andrassy I. (eds) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy. CABI Publishing, Cambridge, MA, pp. 497-573.