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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Xyalidae

       Cobbia de Man 1907

Type species of the genus: Cobbia trefusiaeformis (de Man, 1907) Lorenzen, 1977

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Morphology and Anatomy:

With the general characteristics of the family Xyalidae. and:

• Cuticle finely striated
• Ten cephalic setae (six longer labial setae and four shorter cephalic setae); additional cephalic setae  usually present.
• Buccal cavity conical, with three teeth, one larger dorsal and two smaller subventral..
• Amphidial apertures circular
• Pharynx cylindrical without terminal bulb.
• Tail filiform
  

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Cobbia

Probably epistrate feeders.

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Lo Russo, V., Pastor de Ward, C.T. 2012. Neochromadora alejandroi sp. n. (Chromadorida: Chromadoridae) and Cobbia macrodentata sp. n. (Monhysterida: Xyalidae), two new species of free-living marine nematodes from the Patagonian coast. Nematology 14:805-815

Riera, R., Nunez, J., Del Carmen Brito, M. 2012. Seven new records of  Xyalids from the Canary Islands (Nematoda: Xyalidae). Vieraea 40:1-18

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

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 26, 2025.