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Family: Axonolaimidae



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95 species
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Alaimonema multicinctum
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Apodontium pacificum
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Araeolaimoides microphthalmus
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Araeolaimus bioculatus
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Araeolaimus boomerangifer
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Araeolaimus demani
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Araeolaimus elegans
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Araeolaimus texianus
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Ascolaimus elongatus
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Axonolaimus demani
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Axonolaimus diegoensis
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Axonolaimus filipjevi
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Axonolaimus hexapilus
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Axonolaimus interrogativus
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Axonolaimus leptosoma
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Axonolaimus odontophoroides
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Axonolaimus paraponticus
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Axonolaimus spinosus
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Axonolaimus steineri
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Axonolaimus stomamilivus
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Axonolaimus subsimilis
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Axonolaimus tenuicollis
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Campylaimus cylindricus
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Campylaimus gerlachi
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Campylaimus inaequalis
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Campylaimus lefeverei
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Campylaimus minor
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Campylaimus mirus
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Chitwoodia falcata
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Chitwoodia menora
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Colpurella fontinalis
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Cylindrolaimus abnormis
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Cylindrolaimus bambus
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Cylindrolaimus baradlanus
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Cylindrolaimus communis
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Cylindrolaimus filicaudatus
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Cylindrolaimus melancholicus
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Cylindrolaimus monhystera
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Cylindrolaimus obtusus
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Cylindrolaimus procerus
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Diplopeltis californicus
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Diplopeltis cirrhatus
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Diplopeltis minor
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Diplopeltoides ornatus
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Diplopeltula botula
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Diplopeltula breviceps
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Diplopeltula incisa
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Domorganus macronephriticus
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Domorganus oligochaetophilus
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Linolaimus quadricoma
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Margonema longisetosum
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Margonema ringens
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Metaraeolaimoides oxystoma
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Odontophora angustilaimus
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Odontophora armata
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Odontophora axonolaimoides
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Odontophora falcifera
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Odontophora lituifera
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Odontophora marina
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Odontophora mercurialis
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Odontophora mucronata
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Odontophora peritricha
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Odontophora setosa
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Odontophora setosoides
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Odontophora variabilis
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Parachromagasteriella annelifera
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Parachromagasteriella cylindricauda
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Pararaeolaimus nudus
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Parascolaimus tau
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Parascolaimus ungulatus
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Parodontophora brevamphida
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Parodontophora cobbi
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Parodontophora diegoensis
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Parodontophora marina
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Parodontophora pacifica
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Parodontophora paragranulifera
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Polylaimium exile
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Pseudaraeolaimus perplexus
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Pseudolella cephalata
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Pseudolella granulifera
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Pseudolella intermedia
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Pseudolella norvegica
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Southerniella allometrica
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Southerniella brevicauda
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Southerniella cylindrolaimus
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Southerniella simplex
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Southerniella youngi
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Striatodora brevibucca
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Synodontium fecundum
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Synodontium monhystera
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Synodontium narragansettense
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Synodontium sansingi
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Synodontoides procerus
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Tarvaia angusta
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Tarvaia donsi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alaimonema multicinctum 1920
Apodontium pacificum 1920
Araeolaimoides microphthalmus 1893
Araeolaimus bioculatus 1976
Araeolaimus boomerangifer 1959
Araeolaimus demani
Araeolaimus elegans Western Central Atlantic. 1888
Araeolaimus texianus Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Ascolaimus elongatus Northeast Atlantic 1874
Axonolaimus demani Northeast Atlantic 1933
Axonolaimus diegoensis Northeast Atlantic 1947
Axonolaimus filipjevi Northeast Atlantic 1952
Axonolaimus hexapilus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Axonolaimus interrogativus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Axonolaimus leptosoma Northeast Atlantic 1951
Axonolaimus odontophoroides Northeast Atlantic 1936
Axonolaimus paraponticus Western Central Atlantic. 1963
Axonolaimus spinosus Northwest Atlantic 1874
Axonolaimus steineri Northwest Atlantic 1952
Axonolaimus stomamilivus Northwest Atlantic 1961
Axonolaimus subsimilis Northwest Atlantic 1936
Axonolaimus tenuicollis Northwest Atlantic 1947
Campylaimus cylindricus Northeast Atlantic 1956
Campylaimus gerlachi Northeast Atlantic 1961
Campylaimus inaequalis Northeast Atlantic 1920
Campylaimus lefeverei Northeast Atlantic 1956
Campylaimus minor Northeast Atlantic 1961
Campylaimus mirus Northeast Atlantic 1950
Chitwoodia falcata Northeast Atlantic 1956
Chitwoodia menora Northeast Atlantic 1956
Colpurella fontinalis Northeast Atlantic 1919
Cylindrolaimus abnormis Northeast Atlantic 1933
Cylindrolaimus bambus Northeast Atlantic 1968
Cylindrolaimus baradlanus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Cylindrolaimus communis Northeast Atlantic 1880
Cylindrolaimus filicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1933
Cylindrolaimus melancholicus Northeast Atlantic 1880
Cylindrolaimus monhystera Northeast Atlantic 1937
Cylindrolaimus obtusus Northeast Atlantic 1916
Cylindrolaimus procerus Northeast Atlantic 1968
Diplopeltis californicus Northeast Atlantic 1947
Diplopeltis cirrhatus Northeast Atlantic 1863
Diplopeltis minor Northeast Atlantic 1891
Diplopeltoides ornatus Northeast Atlantic 1950
Diplopeltula botula Northeast Atlantic 1959
Diplopeltula breviceps Northeast Atlantic 1950
Diplopeltula incisa Northeast Atlantic 1914
Domorganus macronephriticus Northeast Atlantic 1947
Domorganus oligochaetophilus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Linolaimus quadricoma Northeast Atlantic 1933
Margonema longisetosum Northeast Atlantic 1935
Margonema ringens Northeast Atlantic 1920
Metaraeolaimoides oxystoma Northeast Atlantic 1936
Odontophora angustilaimus Northeast Atlantic 1918
Odontophora armata Northeast Atlantic 1918
Odontophora axonolaimoides Northeast Atlantic
Odontophora falcifera Northeast Atlantic 1972
Odontophora lituifera Northeast Atlantic 1959
Odontophora marina Northeast Atlantic 1874
Odontophora mercurialis Northeast Atlantic 1959
Odontophora mucronata Northeast Atlantic 1959
Odontophora peritricha Northeast Atlantic 1956
Odontophora setosa Northeast Atlantic 1929
Odontophora setosoides Northeast Atlantic 1952
Odontophora variabilis Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Parachromagasteriella annelifera Western Central Atlantic. 1956
Parachromagasteriella cylindricauda Western Central Atlantic. 1933
Pararaeolaimus nudus Northeast Atlantic 1951
Parascolaimus tau Northeast Atlantic 1959
Parascolaimus ungulatus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Parodontophora brevamphida Northeast Atlantic 1952
Parodontophora cobbi Northeast Atlantic 1952
Parodontophora diegoensis Northeast Atlantic 1951
Parodontophora marina Northwest Pacific 1991
Parodontophora pacifica Northwest Pacific 1951
Parodontophora paragranulifera Northwest Pacific 1952
Polylaimium exile Northwest Pacific 1920
Pseudaraeolaimus perplexus Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Pseudolella cephalata Western Central Atlantic. 1920
Pseudolella granulifera Western Central Atlantic. 1920
Pseudolella intermedia Western Central Atlantic. 1957
Pseudolella norvegica Western Central Atlantic. 1947
Southerniella allometrica Western Central Atlantic. 1971
Southerniella brevicauda Western Central Atlantic. 1942
Southerniella cylindrolaimus Western Central Atlantic. 1936
Southerniella simplex Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Southerniella youngi Western Central Atlantic. 1964
Striatodora brevibucca Western Central Atlantic. 1961
Synodontium fecundum Western Central Atlantic. 1920
Synodontium monhystera Western Central Atlantic. 1953
Synodontium narragansettense Western Central Atlantic. 1962
Synodontium sansingi Northeast Atlantic 1963
Synodontoides procerus Northeast Atlantic 1957
Tarvaia angusta Northeast Atlantic 1953
Tarvaia donsi Northeast Atlantic 1934



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