Anoncholaimus

 

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Classification:

      
Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
Oncholaimina
              Oncholaimoidea
                    Oncholaimidae
Pelagonematinae

Anoncholaimus Cobb, 1920

Type species of the genus: Anoncholaimus mobilis Cobb, 1920

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 
   

General Characteristics of Genus:

  • Stoma large, barrel-shaped with a minute tooth. Inner labial sensilla papilliform; outer labial and cephalic sensilla setiform in one circle.
  • Amphids small and elliptical, located at the level of the stoma.
  • Secretory-excretory gland post-pharyngeal, pore located at the posterior half of the pharynx.
  • Tail conico-cylindrical, tip with submedian setae.
  • Marine.

Female:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic, ovaries outstretched.

Male:

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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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Anoncholaimus

 

   

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
 
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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.