College of Life Sciences Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252059 China;
College of Life Sciences Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252059 China;
College of Life Sciences Liaocheng University Liaocheng 252059 ChinaKey Laboratory for Ecological Conservation and Biodiversity of Institution of Higher Learning of Shandong Province Liaocheng 252059 China;
new species; free-living marine nematode; taxonomy; South China Sea;