WoRMS taxon details
Bolbolaimus Cobb, 1920
153204 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:153204)
accepted
Genus
- Species Bolbolaimus brevis Gagarin & Thanh, 2019
- Species Bolbolaimus chitwoodi (Gerlach, 1950) Jensen, 1978
- Species Bolbolaimus crassiceps (Gerlach, 1953) Jensen, 1978
- Species Bolbolaimus leptus Gagarin & Nguyen Vu Thanh, 2019
- Species Bolbolaimus major Guo, Liang, Lv & Wang, 2023
- Species Bolbolaimus obesus Phan Ke Long, Gagarin, Nguyen Dinh Tu, Nguyen Thi Xuan Phuong & Nguyen Vu Thanh, 2017
- Species Bolbolaimus parvus Gagarin & Nguyen Vu Thanh, 2019
- Species Bolbolaimus punctatus Cobb, 1920
- Species Bolbolaimus riemanni (Riemann, 1966) Jensen, 1978
- Species Bolbolaimus teutonicus (Riemann, 1966) Jensen, 1978
- Species Bolbolaimus tongaensis Leduc, 2016
- Species Bolbolaimus wieseri (Hopper, 1961) Jensen, 1978
- Species Bolbolaimus dentatus (Allgén, 1935) Jensen, 1978 accepted as Pseudomicrolaimus dentatus (Allgén, 1935) Sergeeva, 1976 op. Kovalyev & Tchesunov, 2005
- Species Bolbolaimus denticulatus Gerlach, 1953 accepted as Pseudomicrolaimus denticulatus (Gerlach, 1953) Kovalyev & Tchesunov, 2005
- Species Bolbolaimus longisetosus (Jensen, 1985) Muthumbi et al., 1995 accepted as Desmodora (Bolbonema) longisetosum (Jensen, 1985) accepted as Bolbonema longisetosum (Jensen, 1985) Verschelde et al., 1998 (Erratum in Muthumbi et al. (1995). Also see Verschelde et al. (1998) and Leduc & Verschelde (2015))
- Species Bolbolaimus murinae (Sergeeva, 1976) Jensen, 1978 accepted as Pseudomicrolaimus murinae Sergeeva, 1976 (later revision (Kovalyev & Tchesunov, 2005))
- Species Bolbolaimus pellucidus Cobb, 1920 accepted as Chromaspirina pellucida (Cobb, 1920) Luc & Deconinck, 1959
- Species Bolbolaimus sp. Riemann, 1966 accepted as Bolbolaimus riemanni (Riemann, 1966) Jensen, 1978
- Species Bolbolaimus abebei Muthumbi, 1999 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Bolbolaimus amabilis de Man, 1922 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Bolbolaimus bahari Muthumbi, 1999 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Bolbolaimus cobbi Chitwood, 1937 (1938) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish
Cobb, N. A. (1920). One hundred new nemas (type species of 100 new genera). <em>Contributions to a science of nematology.</em> 9: 217-343., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18212644
page(s): 100 [details]
page(s): 100 [details]
Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Bolbolaimus Cobb, 1920. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=153204 on 2025-04-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Cobb, N. A. (1920). One hundred new nemas (type species of 100 new genera). <em>Contributions to a science of nematology.</em> 9: 217-343., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18212644
page(s): 100 [details]
basis of record Free living Nematodes of the North Sea [details]
new combination reference Luc, M.; De Coninck, L. A. (1959). Nématodes libres marins de la région de Roscoff. <em>Archs Zool. exp. gén.</em> 98: 103-165.
note: Bolbolaimus was synonymized by Luc & De Coninck (1959) with Chromaspirina Filipjev, 1918. Lately, Jensen (1978)argued that Bolbolaimus has to be assigned to Microlaimidae. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 100 [details]
basis of record Free living Nematodes of the North Sea [details]
new combination reference Luc, M.; De Coninck, L. A. (1959). Nématodes libres marins de la région de Roscoff. <em>Archs Zool. exp. gén.</em> 98: 103-165.
note: Bolbolaimus was synonymized by Luc & De Coninck (1959) with Chromaspirina Filipjev, 1918. Lately, Jensen (1978)argued that Bolbolaimus has to be assigned to Microlaimidae. [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kovalyev, V.; Tchesunov, A. V. (2005). Taxonomic review of microlaimids with description of five species from the white Sea (Nematoda: Chromadoria). <em>Zoosystematica Rossica.</em> 14(1): 1-16. [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Jensen, P. (1978). Revision of Microlaimidae, Erection of Molgolaimidae fam.n., and Remarks on the Systematic Position of Paramicrolaimus (Nematoda, Desmodorida). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 7(1-4): 159-173., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00599.x [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Tchesunov, A. V. (2014). Chapter 7.13. Order Desmodorida De Coninck, 1965. <em>In: Schmidt-Rhaesa A. (ed.) Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia, Gnathifera. Volume 2: Nematoda.</em> 399-434. [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Jensen, P. (1978). Revision of Microlaimidae, Erection of Molgolaimidae fam.n., and Remarks on the Systematic Position of Paramicrolaimus (Nematoda, Desmodorida). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 7(1-4): 159-173., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1978.tb00599.x [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Tchesunov, A. V. (2014). Chapter 7.13. Order Desmodorida De Coninck, 1965. <em>In: Schmidt-Rhaesa A. (ed.) Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia, Gnathifera. Volume 2: Nematoda.</em> 399-434. [details] Available for editors

Ecology
ecology source
Raes, M.; De Troch, M.; Ndaro, S. G. M.; Muthumbi, A.; Guilini, K.; Vanreusel, A. (2007). The structuring role of microhabitat type in coral degradation zones: a case study with marine nematodes from Kenya and Zanzibar. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 26 (1): 13-126. [details] Available for editors
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ecology source Derycke, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Rigaux, A.; Backeljau, T.; Moens, T. (2010). Exploring the Use of Cytochrome Oxidase c Subunit 1 (COI) for DNA Barcoding of Free-Living Marine Nematodes. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 5(10): e13716., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013716 [details] Available for editors
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ecology source Derycke, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Rigaux, A.; Backeljau, T.; Moens, T. (2010). Exploring the Use of Cytochrome Oxidase c Subunit 1 (COI) for DNA Barcoding of Free-Living Marine Nematodes. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 5(10): e13716., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013716 [details] Available for editors

Identification resource
identification resource
Guo, W.; Liang, H.X.; Lv, Y.W.; Wang, C.M. (2023). Description of Bolbolaimus major sp. nov. (Nematoda), from the Yellow Sea, China and phylogenetic analysis in Microlaimidae. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5353(2): 176-186., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.2.7 [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Venekey, V.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Santos, P. J. P. (2010). Biodiversity of free-living marine nematodes on the coast of Brazil: a review. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2568: 39–66. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000) (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Armenteros, M.; Vincx, M.; Decraemer, W. (2010). Guitartia tridentata n. gen., n. sp. (Monhysterida: Xyalidae) and Macrodontium gaspari n. gen., n. sp. (Chromadorida: Microlaimidae), free-living marine nematodes from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Nematology.</em> 12 (3): 417-427. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Miljutin, D. M.; Gad, G.; Miljutina, M. M.; Mokievsky, V. O.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Esteves, A. M. (2010). The state of knowledge on deep-sea nematode taxonomy: how many valid species are known down there?. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 40(3): 143-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-010-0041-4 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000) (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Armenteros, M.; Vincx, M.; Decraemer, W. (2010). Guitartia tridentata n. gen., n. sp. (Monhysterida: Xyalidae) and Macrodontium gaspari n. gen., n. sp. (Chromadorida: Microlaimidae), free-living marine nematodes from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Nematology.</em> 12 (3): 417-427. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Miljutin, D. M.; Gad, G.; Miljutina, M. M.; Mokievsky, V. O.; Fonseca-Genevois, V.; Esteves, A. M. (2010). The state of knowledge on deep-sea nematode taxonomy: how many valid species are known down there?. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 40(3): 143-159., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-010-0041-4 [details] Available for editors




