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Family: Oncholaimidae



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182 species
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Adoncholaimus aralensis
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Adoncholaimus crassicaudus
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Adoncholaimus fuscus
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Adoncholaimus indicus
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Adoncholaimus islandicus
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Adoncholaimus lepidus
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Adoncholaimus longicaudatus
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Adoncholaimus oxyuroides
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Adoncholaimus panicus
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Adoncholaimus papillatus
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Adoncholaimus punctatus
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Adoncholaimus thalassophygas
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Anoncholaimus mobilis
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Asymmetrella glabra
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Bradybucca rhopalura
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Cacolaimus papillatus
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Convexolaimus filicaudatus
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Curvolaimus decipiens
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Curvolaimus uteratus
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Curvolaimus wieseri
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Filoncholaimus ditlevseni
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Filoncholaimus filicaudatus
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Filoncholaimus longissimecaudatus
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Filoncholaimus prolatus
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Fimbrilla tenuis
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Krampia acropora
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Krampia longicollis
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Krampia opaca
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Kreisoncholaimus nudus
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Metaparoncholaimus campylocercus
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Metaparoncholaimus heterocytous
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Metaparoncholaimus orientalis
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Metoncholaimoides squalus
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Metoncholaimus albidus
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Metoncholaimus amplus
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Metoncholaimus demani
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Metoncholaimus haplotretos
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Metoncholaimus longiovum
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Metoncholaimus pelor
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Metoncholaimus pristiurus
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Metoncholaimus scanicus
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Metoncholaimus scissus
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Metoncholaimus simplex
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Metoncholaimus trichospiculum
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Metoncholaimus uvifer
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Meyersia bandaensis
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Meyersia major
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Meyersia meridionalis
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Meyersia minor
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Mononcholaimus bandaensis
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Mononcholaimus conicaudatus
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Mononcholaimus elegans
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Mononcholaimus gabriolae
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Mononcholaimus klatti
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Mononcholaimus rusticus
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Mononcholaimus setosus
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Mononcholaimus viscosus
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Octonchus marinus
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Oncholaimelloides vonhaffneri
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Oncholaimellus arcticus
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Oncholaimellus brevicauda
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Oncholaimellus calvadosicus
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Oncholaimellus heterurus
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Oncholaimellus labiatus
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Oncholaimellus mediterraneus
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Oncholaimellus meteori
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Oncholaimoides elongatus
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Oncholaimoides rugosus
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Oncholaimoides striatus
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Oncholaimus aegypticus
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Oncholaimus apostematus
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Oncholaimus appendiculatus
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Oncholaimus aquaedulcis
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Oncholaimus attenuatus
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Oncholaimus bajulus
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Oncholaimus brevicaudatus
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Oncholaimus brevicaudiculatus
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Oncholaimus brevisetosus
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Oncholaimus campbelli
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Oncholaimus campylocercoides
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Oncholaimus cobbi
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Oncholaimus curvicauda
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Oncholaimus domesticus
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Oncholaimus dujardinii
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Oncholaimus dujardinioides
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Oncholaimus martini
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Oncholaimus microdon
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Oncholaimus nigrocephalatus
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Oncholaimus notolangrunensis
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Oncholaimus notoxyuris
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Oncholaimus opisthonchus
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Oncholaimus oxyuris
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Oncholaimus paraegypticus
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Oncholaimus paralangrunensis
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Oncholaimus paredron
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Oncholaimus priapulus
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Oncholaimus skawensis
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Oncholaimus spissus
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Oncholaimus steinboecki
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Oncholaimus steineri
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Oncholaimus thysanouraios
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Oncholaimus tobagoensis
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Oncholaimus ushakovi
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Oncholaimus vesicarius
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Oncholaimus viridis
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Pelagonema anoplum
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Pelagonema longicaudum
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Pelagonema obtusicauda
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Pelagonema papillatum
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Pelagonema simplex
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Pelagonema tenue
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Pontonema arcticum
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Pontonema ardens
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Pontonema balticum
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Pontonema brevicaudatoides
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Pontonema californicum
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Pontonema cobbi
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Pontonema donsi
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Pontonema hackingi
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Pontonema macrolaimus
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Pontonema muelleri
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Pontonema ocellatum
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Pontonema parpapilliferum
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Pontonema problematicum
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Pontonema serratodentatum
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Pontonema simile
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Pontonema vacillatum
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Pontonema valviferum
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Pontonema vulgare
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Pontonema yaenae
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Pontonema zernovi
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Prooncholaimus aransas
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Prooncholaimus eberthi
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Prooncholaimus hastatus
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Prooncholaimus mawsonae
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Prooncholaimus megastoma
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Prooncholaimus ornatus
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Pseudopelagonema elegans
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Pseudopelagonema filiforme
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Vasculonema caeruleum
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Vasculonema conicaudatum
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Viscosia abyssorum
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Viscosia angustata
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Viscosia antarctica
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Viscosia brachydonta
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Viscosia brachylaimoides
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Viscosia brevilaima
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Viscosia carnleyensis
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Viscosia cobbi
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Viscosia crassa
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Viscosia cryptodentata
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Viscosia dubiosa
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Viscosia elegans
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Viscosia elongata
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Viscosia falklandiae
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Viscosia filipjevi
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Viscosia glabra
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Viscosia grahami
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Viscosia isotonchula
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Viscosia langrunensis
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Viscosia leptolaima
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Viscosia longissima
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Viscosia macramphida
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Viscosia macrorhopalocerca
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Viscosia meridionalis
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Viscosia minor
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Viscosia nona
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Viscosia nuda
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Viscosia oncholaimelloides
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Viscosia palmae
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Viscosia papillata
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Viscosia papillatoides
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Viscosia paralinstowi
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Viscosia parapedroensis
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Viscosia pedroensis
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Viscosia pseudoglabra
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Viscosia pseudosegmentata
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Viscosia similis
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Viscosia tenuissima
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Viscosia tumidula
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Viscosia viscosa
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Wiesoncholaimus mawsonae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adoncholaimus aralensis 1924
Adoncholaimus crassicaudus Pacific Ocean 1953
Adoncholaimus fuscus Atlantic Ocean. 1865
Adoncholaimus indicus Atlantic Ocean. 1907
Adoncholaimus islandicus Atlantic Ocean. 1963
Adoncholaimus lepidus Northeast Atlantic 1889
Adoncholaimus longicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1929
Adoncholaimus oxyuroides Northeast Atlantic 1934
Adoncholaimus panicus Northeast Atlantic 1930
Adoncholaimus papillatus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Adoncholaimus punctatus Northeast Atlantic 1914
Adoncholaimus thalassophygas Northeast Atlantic 1976
Anoncholaimus mobilis Northeast Atlantic 1920
Asymmetrella glabra Northeast Atlantic 1920
Bradybucca rhopalura Northeast Atlantic 1950
Cacolaimus papillatus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Convexolaimus filicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1928
Curvolaimus decipiens Northeast Atlantic 1953
Curvolaimus uteratus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Curvolaimus wieseri Northeast Atlantic 1961
Filoncholaimus ditlevseni Northeast Atlantic 1932
Filoncholaimus filicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1926
Filoncholaimus longissimecaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Filoncholaimus prolatus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Fimbrilla tenuis Northeast Atlantic 1894
Krampia acropora Northeast Atlantic 1921
Krampia longicollis Northeast Atlantic 1939
Krampia opaca Northeast Atlantic 1953
Kreisoncholaimus nudus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Metaparoncholaimus campylocercus Northeast Atlantic 1876
Metaparoncholaimus heterocytous Northeast Atlantic 1938
Metaparoncholaimus orientalis Northeast Atlantic 1890
Metoncholaimoides squalus Northeast Atlantic 1953
Metoncholaimus albidus Northeast Atlantic 1865
Metoncholaimus amplus Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Metoncholaimus demani Western Central Atlantic. 1894
Metoncholaimus haplotretos Antarctic Indian Ocean 1958
Metoncholaimus longiovum Antarctic Indian Ocean 1960
Metoncholaimus pelor Antarctic Indian Ocean 1967
Metoncholaimus pristiurus Northeast Atlantic 1894
Metoncholaimus scanicus Northeast Atlantic 1935
Metoncholaimus scissus Northeast Atlantic 1967
Metoncholaimus simplex Northeast Atlantic 1967
Metoncholaimus trichospiculum Northeast Atlantic 1947
Metoncholaimus uvifer Northeast Atlantic 1959
Meyersia bandaensis Northeast Atlantic 1932
Meyersia major Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Meyersia meridionalis Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Meyersia minor Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Mononcholaimus bandaensis Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Mononcholaimus conicaudatus Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Mononcholaimus elegans Western Central Atlantic. 1924
Mononcholaimus gabriolae Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Mononcholaimus klatti Western Central Atlantic. 1941
Mononcholaimus rusticus Western Central Atlantic. 1929
Mononcholaimus setosus Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Mononcholaimus viscosus Western Central Atlantic. 1930
Octonchus marinus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Oncholaimelloides vonhaffneri Northeast Atlantic 1966
Oncholaimellus arcticus Northeast Atlantic 1957
Oncholaimellus brevicauda Northeast Atlantic 1969
Oncholaimellus calvadosicus Northeast Atlantic 1890
Oncholaimellus heterurus Northeast Atlantic 1914
Oncholaimellus labiatus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Oncholaimellus mediterraneus Northeast Atlantic 1942
Oncholaimellus meteori Northeast Atlantic 1967
Oncholaimoides elongatus Western Central Atlantic. 1961
Oncholaimoides rugosus Western Central Atlantic. 1937
Oncholaimoides striatus Western Central Atlantic. 1937
Oncholaimus aegypticus Western Central Atlantic. 1921
Oncholaimus apostematus Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Oncholaimus appendiculatus Western Central Atlantic. 1930
Oncholaimus aquaedulcis Western Central Atlantic. 1937
Oncholaimus attenuatus Northeast Atlantic 1845
Oncholaimus bajulus Northeast Atlantic 1937
Oncholaimus brevicaudatus Northeast Atlantic 1918
Oncholaimus brevicaudiculatus Northeast Atlantic 1970
Oncholaimus brevisetosus Northeast Atlantic 1932
Oncholaimus campbelli Northeast Atlantic 1929
Oncholaimus campylocercoides Northeast Atlantic 1933
Oncholaimus cobbi Northeast Atlantic 1935
Oncholaimus curvicauda Northeast Atlantic 1957
Oncholaimus domesticus Northeast Atlantic 1938
Oncholaimus dujardinii Northeast Atlantic 1876
Oncholaimus dujardinioides Northeast Atlantic 1960
Oncholaimus martini Northeast Atlantic 1959
Oncholaimus microdon Northeast Atlantic 1930
Oncholaimus nigrocephalatus Northeast Atlantic 1930
Oncholaimus notolangrunensis Northeast Atlantic 1959
Oncholaimus notoxyuris Northeast Atlantic 1959
Oncholaimus opisthonchus Northeast Atlantic 1927
Oncholaimus oxyuris Northeast Atlantic 1911
Oncholaimus paraegypticus Northeast Atlantic 1956
Oncholaimus paralangrunensis Northeast Atlantic 1947
Oncholaimus paredron Northeast Atlantic 1958
Oncholaimus priapulus Northeast Atlantic 1959
Oncholaimus skawensis Northeast Atlantic 1921
Oncholaimus spissus Northeast Atlantic 1935
Oncholaimus steinboecki Northeast Atlantic 1928
Oncholaimus steineri Northeast Atlantic 1928
Oncholaimus thysanouraios Northeast Atlantic 1958
Oncholaimus tobagoensis Northeast Atlantic 1947
Oncholaimus ushakovi Northeast Atlantic 1927
Oncholaimus vesicarius Northeast Atlantic 1959
Oncholaimus viridis Northeast Atlantic 1865
Pelagonema anoplum Northeast Atlantic 1932
Pelagonema longicaudum Northeast Atlantic 1953
Pelagonema obtusicauda Northeast Atlantic 1918
Pelagonema papillatum Northeast Atlantic 1957
Pelagonema simplex Northeast Atlantic 1894
Pelagonema tenue Northeast Atlantic 1928
Pontonema arcticum Northeast Atlantic 1928
Pontonema ardens Northeast Atlantic 1957
Pontonema balticum Northeast Atlantic 1932
Pontonema brevicaudatoides Northeast Atlantic
Pontonema californicum Northeast Atlantic 1947
Pontonema cobbi Northeast Atlantic 1956
Pontonema donsi Northeast Atlantic 1932
Pontonema hackingi Northeast Atlantic 1953
Pontonema macrolaimus Northeast Atlantic 1914
Pontonema muelleri Northeast Atlantic 1861
Pontonema ocellatum Northeast Atlantic 1932
Pontonema parpapilliferum Northeast Atlantic 1924
Pontonema problematicum Northeast Atlantic 1960
Pontonema serratodentatum Antarctic 1956
Pontonema simile Antarctic 1914
Pontonema vacillatum Antarctic 1855
Pontonema valviferum Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Pontonema vulgare Northeast Atlantic 1865
Pontonema yaenae Northeast Atlantic 1964
Pontonema zernovi Northeast Atlantic 1916
Prooncholaimus aransas Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Prooncholaimus eberthi Western Central Atlantic. 1918
Prooncholaimus hastatus Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Prooncholaimus mawsonae Western Central Atlantic. 1971
Prooncholaimus megastoma Western Central Atlantic. 1863
Prooncholaimus ornatus Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Pseudopelagonema elegans Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Pseudopelagonema filiforme Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Vasculonema caeruleum Western Central Atlantic. 1863
Vasculonema conicaudatum Western Central Atlantic. 1928
Viscosia abyssorum Western Central Atlantic. 1933
Viscosia angustata Western Central Atlantic. 1890
Viscosia antarctica Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia brachydonta Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia brachylaimoides Western Central Atlantic. 1937
Viscosia brevilaima Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia carnleyensis Western Central Atlantic. 1921
Viscosia cobbi Western Central Atlantic. 1918
Viscosia crassa Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia cryptodentata Western Central Atlantic. 1947
Viscosia dubiosa Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia elegans Western Central Atlantic. 1924
Viscosia elongata Western Central Atlantic. 1922
Viscosia falklandiae Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia filipjevi Western Central Atlantic. 1865
Viscosia glabra Northwest Atlantic. 1865
Viscosia grahami Northwest Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia isotonchula Northwest Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia langrunensis Northwest Atlantic. 1890
Viscosia leptolaima Northwest Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia longissima Northwest Atlantic. 1946
Viscosia macramphida Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Viscosia macrorhopalocerca Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia meridionalis Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia minor Western Central Atlantic. 1918
Viscosia nona Western Central Atlantic. 1946
Viscosia nuda Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia oncholaimelloides Western Central Atlantic. 1967
Viscosia palmae Western Central Atlantic. 1942
Viscosia papillata Western Central Atlantic. 1951
Viscosia papillatoides Western Central Atlantic. 1960
Viscosia paralinstowi Western Central Atlantic. 1937
Viscosia parapedroensis Western Central Atlantic. 1947
Viscosia pedroensis Western Central Atlantic. 1947
Viscosia pseudoglabra Western Central Atlantic. 1932
Viscosia pseudosegmentata Western Central Atlantic. 1947
Viscosia similis Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia tenuissima Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia tumidula Western Central Atlantic. 1959
Viscosia viscosa Western Central Atlantic. 1865
Wiesoncholaimus mawsonae Western Central Atlantic. 1966



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