Halomonhystera

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Monhysteroidea
            Monhysteridae
Diplolaimellinae
       Halomonhystera Andrassy, 2006

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Members of the subfamily Diplolaimellinae of the Monhysreidae are charcaterized by a double buccal cavity at some point during their juvenile or adult stages, while those in the other subfamily, the Monhysterinae, have a single tapered buccal cavity.

 

 

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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:

Bacterial and probably epistrate feeders.

 
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Life Cycle:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2006. Halomonhystera, a new genus distinct from Geomonhystera Andr�ssy, 1981 (Nematoda: Monhysteridae). Meiofauna Mar 15:11-24.

Heip, C., Vincx, M., Vranken, G. 1985. The ecology of marine nematodes. Oceanography and marine biology. Ann Rev Lond 23:399-489

Tchesunov, A.V. 2015. Free-living nematode species (Nematoda) in hydrothermal sites of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Helgoland Marine Research 69:343-384.

 

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