Cyatholaimidae Explained

Cyatholaimidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Desmodorida.^[1] The family contains 20 genera most of which are found in marine environments.

Taxonomy

The following genera are a part of Cyatholaimidae:^[2]

• Acanthonchus Cobb, 1920
• Biarmifer Wieser, 1954
• Craspodema Gerlach, 1956
• Cyatholaimus Bastian, 1865
• Cyathoshiva Datta, Miljutin, Chakraborty and Mohapatra, 2016
• Dispira Cobb, 1933
• Isacanthonchus Gagarin and Nguyen Vu Thanh, 2008
• Longicyatholaimus Micoletzky, 1924
• Marylynnia Hopper, 1972
• Metacyatholaimus Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1942
• Nannolaimoides Ott, 1972
• Paracanthonchus Micoletzky, 1924
• Paracyatholaimoides Gerlach, 1953
• Paracyatholaimus Micoletzky, 1922
• Paralongicyatholaimus Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1950
• Paramarylynnia Huang and Zhang, 2007
• Phyllolaimus Murphy, 1963
• Pomponema Cobb, 1917
• Praeacanthonchus Micoletzky, 1924
• Xenocyatholaimus Gerlach, 1953
• Xyzzors Inglis, 1963

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyatholaimidae . www.gbif.org . 6 June 2021 . en.
2. Cunha . Beatriz P. . Fonseca . Gustavo . Amaral . A. Cecilia Z. . 2022-03-18 . Diversity and Distribution of Cyatholaimidae (Chromadorida: Nematoda): A Taxonomic and Systematic Review of the World Records . Frontiers in Marine Science . 9 . 10.3389/fmars.2022.836670 . free . 2296-7745.