Microlaimus compridus Gerlach, 1956 is redescribed and transferred to the genus Calomicrolaimus; females and juveniles are described for the first time. In the impregnated female, a copulatory plug is present and produced by her own perivulvar glands.
Microlaimus compridus Gerlach, 1956 is redescribed and transferred to the genus Calomicrolaimus; females and juveniles are described for the first time. In the impregnated female, a copulatory plug is present and produced by her own perivulvar glands.
Gourbault, N. & Vincx, M. 1988. Calomicrolaimus compridus (Gerlach, 1956) n. comb., a marine nematode with a female producing a copulatory plug. <em>Revue de Nematologie</em>, 11(1): 39-43.