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  Family Leptolaimidae

Genus Leptolaimus (+ Alveolaimus, + Boveelaimus, + Tubulaimellus, + Tubulaimus)

    Species L. acicula
    Species L. alatus
    Species L. ampullaceus
    Species L. antarcticus
    Species L. cupulatus
    Species L. ditlevseni
    Species L. elegans
    Species L. exile
    Species L. fluvialis
    Species L. gerlachi
    Species L. haploopis
    Species L. leptaleus
    Species L. limicolus
    Species L. longiseta
    Species L. longisetosus
    Species L. longispiculus
    Species L. luridus
    Species L. macer
    Species L. maximus
    Species L. membranatus
    Species L. meyer-reili
    Species L. minutus
    Species L. minutus
    Species L. mixtus
    Species L. nobilis
    Species L. norvegicus
    Species L. papilliger
    Species L. pellucidus
    Species L. plectoides
    Species L. praeclarus
    Species L. puccinelliae
    Species L. pumicosus
    Species L. relictus
    Species L. sebastiani
    Species L. setiger
    Species L. steineri
    Species L. surdus
    Species L. tenuis
    Species L. timmi
    Species L. trichodes
    Species L. venustus
    Species L. vinnulus
    Species L. vipriensis

Taxon Information

The Genus Leptolaimus has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from North America.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Leptolaimus, [eastern North America] (Ferris et al., 1973).

Bibliography

• Ferris, V.R., L.M. Ferris, & J.P. Tjepkema. 1973. Genera of freshwater nematodes (Nematoda) of eastern North America. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Identification Manual 10. 38 pp. [Available online]

Web Pages

• Integrated Taxonomic Information System