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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Xyalidae

       Robustnema Nicholas, 1996

Type species of the genus:   Robustnema fosteri Nicholas, 1996

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cephalic setae (6+4) (characteristic of the family Xyalidae); 6 outer labial and 6 cephalic setae in one ring,
• Cuticle annulated
• Amphids circular
• Buccal cavity small, conical, unarmoured;  the lips low and simple.
• Cardia distinctive.

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes. Type species described as a common nematode species of mangrove mudflats in Queensland, Australia (Nicholas, 1986)

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Robustnema

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

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

Nicholas, W.L. 1996. Robustnema fosteri sp. nov., gen. nov. (Xyalidae, Monhysterida, Nematoda), a common nematode of mangrove mudflats in Australia. Trans. Royal Soc. South Australia 120:161-165.

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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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 02, 2025.