Sphaerolaimidae is a family of
nematodes
The nematodes ( or ; ; ), roundworms or eelworms constitute the phylum Nematoda. Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (he ...
belonging to the order
Monhysterida
The Monhysterida are an order in the phylum Nematoda. Usually the stoma
In botany, a stoma (: stomata, from Greek language, Greek ''στόμα'', "mouth"), also called a stomate (: stomates), is a pore found in the Epidermis (botany), epi ...
.
Genera:
* ''
Buccolaimus''
Allgén, 1959
* ''
Doliolaimus''
Lorenzen, 1966
* ''
Hofmaenneria''
W.Schneider, 1940
* ''
Metasphaerolaimus''
Gourbault & Boucher, 1981
* ''
Parasphaerolaimus''
Ditlevsen, 1918
* ''
Sphaerolaimus''
Bastian, 1865
* ''
Subsphaerolaimus''
Lorenzen, 1978
References
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Chromadorea
Nematode families