Parasphaerolaimus Ditlevsen 1918
- Dataset
- Two new ovoviviparous species of the family Selachinematidae and Sphaerolaimidae (Nematoda, Chromadorida & Monhysterida) from the northern South China Sea
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Nematoda
- class
- Adenophorea
- order
- Monhysterida
- family
- Sphaerolaimidae
- genus
- Parasphaerolaimus
diagnosis
Diagnosis (modified from Fonseca & Bezerra 2014). Sphaerolaimidae. Buccal cavity has six anterior and three posterior, circularly arranged elements. The anterior-most part of the inner pharyngeal wall transformed into six plates. Longitudinal ribs of the lip region in all juvenile stages correspond to a uniform pattern that differs from that of the adults. Eight groups of subcephalic setae present in all juvenile stages and adults.
materials_examined
Type species: Parasphaerolaimus paradoxus Ditlevsen, 1918
Name
- Homonyms
- Parasphaerolaimus Ditlevsen 1918