Microlaimidae
Sign in to saveMicrolaimidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Desmodorida.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumNematoda
- ClassChromadorea
- OrderDesmodorida
- FamilyMicrolaimidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- Family
- Microlaimidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Desmodorida
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- Microlaimidae
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Microlaimidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Desmodorida.
Species of this family are small, free-living roundworms that typically inhabit marine sediments. They are an important component of benthic communities and contribute to the breakdown of organic matter in coastal and deep-sea ecosystems.
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