Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hypodontolaimus galapagensis
nemátodo, Nematode
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Nematoda
Class
Chromadorea
Order
Chromadorida
Suborder
Chromadorina
Superfamily
Chromadoroidea
Family
Chromadoridae
Genus
Hypodontolaimus
Species
galapagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hypodontolaimus galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11778. Accessed 3 November 2026.