| Laxus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Desmodorida |
| Family: | Desmodoridae |
| Subfamily: | Stilbonematinae |
| Genus: | Laxus Cobb, 1894 |
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] Some species have a dense bacterial coat. [3]
