Pseudoncholaimus

  

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Classification:
Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
Oncholaimina
              Oncholaimoidea
                    Oncholaimidae
Oncholaiminae

Pseudoncholaimus Kreis, 1932

Type species of the genus: Pseudoncholaimus elegans Kreis, 1932

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

  
   

General Characteristics of Genus:

  • Large and medium sized nematodes. Cuticle smooth.
  • Buccal cavity well developed with left ventrosublateral tooth largest, its tip reaching the level of the second circle of sensilla. Dorsal and right ventrosublateral tooth considerably smaller and equal.
  • Secretory-excretory gland post-pharyngeal.
  • Marine, brackish and freshwater.

Female:

  • Monodelphic, prodelphic,
  • Demanian system absent

Male:

  • Diorchic, testes opposed
  • Spicules short, dagger-shaped
  • Gubernaculum absent
  • Genital papillae and setae present

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

Free-living marine  nematodes.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Pseudoncholaimus

 

   

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Life Cycle:

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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.