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Ethmolaimus

Ethmolaimus De Man, 1880 (ref. ID; 3571)

Chromadorida Filipjev, 1929: Family Chromadoridae Filipjev, 1917: Subfamily Spilipherinae Filipjev, 1918 (ref. ID; 3571)

Order Chromadorida: Family Ethmolaimidae (ref. ID; 6862)

Family Cyatholaimidae (ref. ID; 880)

Family Ethmolaimidae (ref. ID; 6740)

ref. ID; 1663

Dorsal tooth and opposing subventral teeth large; tubular section of stoma extending posterior to teeth. One common species. (ref. ID; 1663)

ref. ID; 1923

Stoma cylindroid, 3 teeth at anterior end of stoma (bulb massive, globoid, divided, all fresh water). (ref. ID; 1923)

ref. ID; 3571

Type species

Ethmolaimus pratensis De Man, 1880 (ref. ID; 3571)
  1. Ethmolaimus alpinus (Micoletzky, 1913)
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  2. Ethmolaimus americanus Cobb, 1914 (ref. ID; 3571) reported author and year? (ref. ID; 1923)
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  3. Ethmolaimus arcticus Steiner, 1916
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  4. Ethmolaimus buetschlii (nomen nudum) W. Schneider, 1922 (ref. ID; 3571)
  5. Ethmolaimus circulatus (nomen nudum) W. Schneider, 1922 (ref. ID; 3571)
  6. Ethmolaimus dahli Gerlach, 1953 (ref. ID; 3571)
  7. Ethmolaimus distephanus De Cillis, 1917 (ref. ID; 3571)
  8. Ethmolaimus faeroeensis Ditlevsen, 1928 (ref. ID; 3571)
  9. Ethmolaimus foreli (Hofmanner, 1913)
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  10. Ethmolaimus gracilicaudatus N.A. Cobb in M.V. Cobb, 1915
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  11. Ethmolaimus lacustris (Micoletzky, 1913) (ref. ID; 3571)
    See; Achromadora terricola (ref. ID; 3571)
    Syn; Triodontolaimus lacustris (ref. ID; 3571)
  12. Ethmolaimus lemani Hofmanner, 1913
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  13. Ethmolaimus maduei Micoletzky, 1922
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  14. Ethmolaimus multipapillatus Paramonov, 1926 (ref. ID; 3571)
  15. Ethmolaimus pratensis De Man, 1880 (ref. ID; 880, 1861, 3571)
    Syn; Chromadora foreli Hofmanner, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Chromadora revaliensis G. Schneider, 1906 (ref. ID; 3571); Chromadora tatrica Daday, 1897 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus alpinus Micoletzky, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus americanus Cobb, 1914 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus arcticus Steiner, 1916 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus foreli Hofmanner, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus gracilicaudatus N.A. Cobb in M.V. Cobb, 1915 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus lemani Hofmanner, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus maduei Micoletzky, 1922 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus revaliensis G. Schneider, 1906 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus tatricus Daday, 1897 (ref. ID; 3571); Triodontolaimus alpinus Micoletzky, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571)
  16. Ethmolaimus punctatus (subsp.) Stefanski, 1923
    See; Ethmolaimus revaliensis subsp. punctatus (ref. ID; 3571)
  17. Ethmolaimus revaliensis (G. Schneider, 1906)
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)
  18. Ethmolaimus revaliensis subsp. punctatus Stefanski, 1923 (ref. ID; 3571)
    Syn; Ethmolaimus punctatus (subsp.) Stefanski, 1923 (ref. ID; 3571)
  19. Ethmolaimus tatricus Daday, 1897
    See; Ethmolaimus pratensis (ref. ID; 3571)

Ethmolaimus pratensis De Man, 1880 (ref. ID; 880, 1861, 3571)

Synonym

Chromadora foreli Hofmanner, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Chromadora revaliensis G. Schneider, 1906 (ref. ID; 3571); Chromadora tatrica Daday, 1897 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus alpinus Micoletzky, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus americanus Cobb, 1914 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus arcticus Steiner, 1916 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus foreli Hofmanner, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus gracilicaudatus N.A. Cobb in M.V. Cobb, 1915 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus lemani Hofmanner, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus maduei Micoletzky, 1922 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus revaliensis G. Schneider, 1906 (ref. ID; 3571); Ethmolaimus tatricus Daday, 1897 (ref. ID; 3571); Triodontolaimus alpinus Micoletzky, 1913 (ref. ID; 3571)

Descriptions

This species is omnivorous. (ref. ID; 1861)

Ecology

E. pratensis is described as cosmopolitan and rather common (Meyl 1960). It is found in soil as well as in running and stagnant freshwaters and according to Zullini (1982) prefers unpolluted water. (ref. ID; 880)

Measurements

  • Female: L(total length) 786(710-970) µm, a(length/greatest width) 23.7(21.0-27.6), b(length/length of esophagus from anterior end) 6.6(5.9-7.3), c(length/length of tail, i.e. anus to tail tip) 6.6(4.6-7.5), V(distance of vulva from anterior end expressed as a precentage of the total length) 49.4(45.9-52.3)%. (ref. ID; 880)
  • Male (n=2): L=740, 950 µm, a=26.4, 26.5, b=5.9, 5.9, c=8.8, 9.9. (ref. ID; 880)