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]

This article is about the genus of nematode worms. For the species of sedge (plant), see Cyperus laxus.

Laxus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Adenophorea
Order: Desmodorida
Family: Desmodoridae
Subfamily: Stilbonematinae
Genus: Laxus
Cobb, 1894

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Laxus". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 February 2024.


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