Hypodontolaimus De Man, 1886

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Genus Hypodontolaimus De Man, 1886

Diagnosis (modified from Tchesunov, 2014 and Venekey et al 2019). Body cuticle with punctated ornamentation of two longitudinal rows of larger dots. Inner labial sensilla inconspicuous in most species. Six outer labial papillae and four cephalic setae in separate circles. Several somatic setae could be present. Amphideal fovea transverse slitlike to bean-like. Buccal cavity with large S-shaped hollow dorsal tooth and a dorsal apophysis. Pharynx swollen in buccal region to accommodate the dorsal tooth; end bulb single. Precloacal supplements cup-shaped when present. Gubernaculum present or absent. Mostly marine with only four species recorded also in brackish waters.

Type species: Hypodontolaimus inaequalis (Bastian, 1865) de Man, 1886