Echinotheristus

Echinotheristus	Contents	Rev: 07/26/2025
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Monhysterida: Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
Xyalidae
Echinotheristus Thun & Riemann, 1967

Type species of the genus: Echinotheristus cimbricus Thun & Riemann, 1967

Genus name descriptive of spines covering the cuticle.

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

With general characteristics of family Xyalidae; distinguished from the other genera by:

Cuticle covered by transverse rows of small spines
Bladder-like precloacal supplements

Females:

Monodelphic, prodelphic

Ref: Venekey et al., 2014; Lorenzen, 1977

Males:

.Bladder-like precloacal supplements

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

Distribution:

Marine nematodes. Species described from sublittoral coarse sands of the North Sea.

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Echinotheristus

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Lorenzen, S. 1977. Revision det Xyalidae (freilebende Nematoden) auf der Grundlage einer kritischen Analyse von 56 Arten aus Nord- und Ostsee. Veroff Inst Meeresforsch Bremerh 16:197-261.

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