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Classification:

Enoplea

     Enoplia

        Enoplida

Oncholaimina

              Oncholaimoidea

                    Enchelidiidae

Aronema Fadeeva & Belogurov, 1988

Type sepecies of the genus: Aronema crinita Fadeeva & Belogurov, 1988

Synonyms:
    

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body strongly narrowing anteriorly. Cuticle smooth.
• Endocupola with short dome, stomatal ring surrounds the stoma at the level of the denticles.
• Ocelli absent.
• Anterior sensilla in two circles, six outer labial setae longer than four cephalic setae; six long cervical setae at the level of the amphids.
• Amphids far from buccal cavity; sexual dimorphism in shape: pocket-shaped in females and dorsally spiral in males.
• Buccal cavity in two parts with a row of denticles separating the two parts and one long sharply pointed subventral tooth, reaching the level of the denticles and provided with a guiding piece.
• Pharynx cylindrical and with dilated sclerotized lumen.
• Marine.

Ref: Smol et al., 2014

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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 Aronema

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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Management:

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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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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 22, 2026.