Wiesoncholaimus		Contents		Rev 11/21/2024
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Classification:

Enoplea

     Enoplia

        Enoplida

              Oncholaimoidea

                    Oncholaimidae

Oncholaiminae

Wiesoncholaimus Inglis, 1966

Type species of the genus: Wiesoncholaimus mawsonae Inglis, 1966

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Charasteristics of the genus:

• Equel size of right and left subventral teeth in Oncholaimidae
• Female monodelphic female reproductive system
• Presence of the Demanian system
• Spicules longer than 3.0 cloacal body diameters

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

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Damage:

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References:

Inglis W.G. 1966. Marine nematodes from Durban, South Africa. Bull Br Mus Nat Hist Zool 14: 81-106.

Shimada, D. and Kakui, K. 2022. Three Free-living Marine Nematodes From Sagami Bay, Japan, With a Description of Wiesoncholaimus jambio sp. nov. (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae). Zool. Science 39:106-114.

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: November 21, 2024.