Polygastrophoroides

Polygastrophoroides		Contents		Rev 08/28/2026
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Classification:

Enoplida: Oncholaimina
Oncholaimoidea
Enchelidiidae

Polygastrophoroides Sun & Huang, 2016

Type species of the genus: Polygastrophoroides elegans Sun & Huang, 2016

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body slened 3.5 mm long, anteriorly attenuated
Head region extremely tapered head region
Cervical region elongated and thin
Buccal cavity divided into two or three chambers by cutcular rings, with large ventrolateral tooth and two smaller teeth
Pharynx without muscular bulbs

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Female:

Didelphic; ovaries reflexed

Male

Diorchic,, tested outstretched
Spicules elongate
Gubernaculum without apophysis;
Precloacal supplements present, papilliform.

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Ref: Huang and Guo, 2022

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes reported from intertidal sediment

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Polygastrophoroides

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Huang, Y. and Guo, Y. 2022. Free-living Marine Nematodes from the East China Sea, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3836-7_10

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Revised by Howard Ferris: August 28, 2026.