Thalassomonhystera

 

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  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Monhysteroidea
            Monhysteridae
Diplolaimellinae
       Thalassomonhystera Jacons, 1987

 

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Members of the subfamily Diplolaimellinae of the Monhysteridae are characterized 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.

 

 

Females:

 

Males:  

 

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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Biology and Ecology:


Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

 
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References:

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

Jacobs, L.J. 1987. A checklist of the Monhysteridae (Nematoda, Monhysterida). Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, 186 pp

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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Revised: November 19, 2024.