Symplocostoma

 

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Classification:
Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
Oncholaimina
              Oncholaimoidea
                    Enchelidiidae

Symplocostoma Bastian, 1865

Type species of the genus: Symplocostoma longicolle Bastian, 1865

Synonyms:
    

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  • Buccal cavity narrow, almost cylindrical; solid transverse rings more or less irregularly arranged  to separate region into  more than two apparent chambers.
  • Pharyngeal lumen not dilated and sclerotized.

Male

  • Buccal cavity lacking/
  • Spicules long, g
  • Gubernaculum present,
  • Precloacal supplements papilliform.

.Ref: Smol et al., 2014
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

A genus of free-living marine nematodes.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Symplocostoma

    

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Life Cycle:

 

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
 
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Damage:

 

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References:

Smol, N., Muthumbi, A., Sharma, J. 2014. Order Enoplida, 7.3. In Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed) Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter, Berlin

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Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.