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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Xyalidae

       Paragnomoxyala Jiang and Huang, 2015

Type species of the genus:   Paragnomoxyala breviseta Jiang and Huang, 2015

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle with transverse striations;
• Labial sensilla absent, only four short cephalic setae present;
• Aamphideal fovea circular at the level of the buccal cavity;
• Buccal cavity large, funnel-shaped with cuticularized walls and extended anteriorly;
• Tail conico-cylindrical with three terminal setae.

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Paragnomoxyala

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Biology and Ecology:

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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

Huang, Y., Guo, Y. 2022. Order Monhysterida Filipjev, 1929. In: Free-living Marine Nematodes from the East China Sea. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3836-7_{_}9

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 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 25, 2026.