Parasphaerolaimus

Parasphaerolaimus	Contents	Rev: 08/04/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Monhysterida: Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
Sphaerolaimidae: Parasphaerolaiminae
Parasphaerolaimus Ditlevsen, 1918

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Cuticle striated.
Buccal cavity with six anterior and three posterior cuticularized plates arranged in rings;
Pharyngeal lining not strongly cuticularized;
Eight groups of subcephalic setae present in all juvenile stages

Ref: Huang and Guo, 2022

Females:

Males:

Monorchic

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

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes. Reported from subtidal and mangrove sediment.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Parasphaerolaimus

Predators

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

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

Parasphaerolaimus

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: August 04, 2025.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 04, 2025.