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Classification:

Enoplea

     Enoplia

        Enoplida

Oncholaimina

              Oncholaimoidea

                    Enchelidiidae

Pareurystomina Micoletzky, 1930

Type species of the genus: Pareurystomina typica  Micoletzky, 1930

Synonyms:
    

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Charateristics of the genus:

• Amphids dorsally spiral.
• Buccal cavity divided into two parts by rows of denticles, one large right ventrosublateral slender acute tooth, and other teeth small or absent.
• Tail conical with acute tip.
• Caudal glands absent.
• Marine.

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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 Pareurystomina

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Nasira, K., Shahina, F. and Shamim, S. 2014. Dsecriptions of Bathyeurysyomna minima sp. n. and Belbolla longispiculata sp. n. with observations on Pareurostomina vaughtae and Eusrystoma, indica (Enoplida: Enchelidiidae) from Pakistan. International J. Nematology 24:87-96.

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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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 17, 2026.