Subfamily Chromadorinae
Revised
02/12/24
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Chromadorida
Chromadorina
Chromadoroidea
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Chromadoridae Filipjev,
1917
- Chromadorinae Filipjev, 1917
Type genus of the subfamily: Chromadora
Bastian, 1865
A subfamily of free-living marine nematodes
- Cuticle with Homogeneous or heterogeneous punctation, usually with minimal lateral field areas.
- Six outer labial papillae and four cephalic setae usually in separate
circles
- Amphid apertures slit-like
- Ocelli
visible on fresh specimens
- Buccal cavity with three equally-sized solid teeth
- Esophagus usually with posterior bulb.
- Females diovarial.
- Male with precloacal cup-shaped supplemenmts
- Tail conoid with spinneret.
- Mainly marine nematodes.
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Reference:s
Andrássy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary
I. Hungarian Natural History Museum.
Tchesunov, A.V. 2013. 7.12 Order Chromadorida Chitwood, 1933. In Schmidt-Rheas and de Gruyter,
W. Handbook of Zoology.Gastrocticha, Cycloneuralia, Gnatifera. Volume 2:
Nematoda