Laxus
Laxus is a genus of nematode worms from the subfamily Stilbonematinae of the family Desmodoridae. Like other members of this subfamily, they are covered by a layer of symbiotic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria, which in Laxus are coccoid in shape. They are distinguished from other stilbonematine genera by the finely-annulated somatic cuticle, thickened cephalic cuticle, small and coiled amphidial fovea, and lack of male structures.[1] There are at least five species in the genus.[2]
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| Order: | Desmodorida |
| Family: | Desmodoridae |
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| Genus: | Laxus Cobb, 1894 |
References
- Tchesunov, Alexei V. (2013). "Marine free-living nematodes of the subfamily Stilbonematinae (Nematoda, Desmodoridae): taxonomic review with descriptions of a few species from the Nha Trang Bay, Central Vietnam". Meiofauna Marina. 20: 71–94.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Laxus Cobb, 1894". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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