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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Xyalidae

       Paragonionchus Blume, 2002

Type species of the genus:   Paragonionchus sclerolabiatus Blume, 2002

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle strongly annulated, forming longitudinal crests or peculiar-shaped projections
• Lips deeply incised lips with projections resembling arches, clasps or strips.

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes. Type species described from sandy beaches of Eastern Australia (Venekey et al., 2014).

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paragonionchus

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Blome, D. 2002. Five new genera of free-living marine nematodes from sandy beaches of Eastern Australia. Mem Queensland Mus 48(1): 29-43

Fonseca, G., Bezerra. T.N. 2013. Order Monhysterida. Filipjev, 1929. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa A (ed) Handbook of Zoology: Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia, Gnathifera, volume 2 Nematoda. De Gruyter, Berlin, pp 435-466

Venekey, V., Gheller, P.F., Maria , T.F., Brustolin, M.C., Kandratavicius , N., Vieira , D.C., Brito, S., Souza, G.S., Fonseca, G. 2014. The state of the art of Xyalidae (Nematoda, Monhysterida) with reference to the Brazilian records. Marine Biodiversity DOI 10.1007/s12526-014-0226-3

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Revised: July 27, 2025.