Disconema		Contents		Rev: 08/04/2025
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Linhomoeidae

Linhomoeinae

       Disconema Filipjev, 1918

Type species of the genus:

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle striated.
• Outer labial sensilla and cephalic setae in one circle, with 4 subcephalic setae at level of amphideal fovea.
• Amphideal fovea mostly oval with an inner oval lining.
• Buccal cavity minute.
• Pharynx cylindrical and enlarging at the posterior end; cardia large and usually elongated.
• Tail conical or conico-cylindrical

Males:

• Diorchis
• Spicules short, arcuate.
• Gubernaculum with caudal apophyses.

Ref: Huang and Guo, 2022; Fonseca and Bezerra, 2014.

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes; species described from sublittoral muddy sediment.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Disconema

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

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