Ptycholaimellus

 

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  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria

Chromadorida

Chromadorina

Chromadoroidea

Chromadoridae
                 Ptycholaimellus Cobb, 1920

Type species of the genus:  Ptycholaimellus carinatus Cobb, 1920

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  • amphidelphic, ovaries reflexed

 

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Males:  

  • monorchic
  • lacking typical chromadorid supplements

 

 

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:

 

 
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Biology and Ecology:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

 
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References:

Muthumbi, A.W., Vincx, M. 1998. Chromadoridae (Chromadorida: Nematoda) from the Indian Ocean: Description of new and known species. Hydrobiologia 364:119-153.

 

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Revised: September 02, 2024.