A complete list of free-living nematodes found in Lake Baikal is presented. A total of 112 species of roundworms from 32 genera, 16 families and 8 orders are listed. The locations and depths of nematode finds in Baikal are indicated, information on their distribution is summarized, and zoogeographical characteristics for each species are given.
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