Anticyathus		Contents		Rev: 06/21/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Linhomoeidae

       Anticyathus Cobb, 1920

Type secies of the genus: Anticyathus tenuicaudatus Cobb, 1920

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• cuticle finely striated;
• buccal cavity simple and not very cuticularized;
• amphid circular in outline, but clearly interrupted at the posterior edge to form a cryptic spiral with a turn;
•  tail conical
  

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Distribution:

Species have been described from muddy sediments in areas of mangroves.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Anticyathus

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Chen, Y.; Zhou, R.; Zhu, H.; Guo, Y. 2022. Two new species of free-living marine nematode of the genus Anticyathus Cobb, 1920 (Linhomoeidae) from mangroves sediment of Shenzhen and Shantou, China. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 10:1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jmse10081107

Cobb, N.A. 1920. One hundred new nemas (Type species of 100 new genera). Contrib. Sci. Nematol. 9:217-343.

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Revised: June 21, 2025.