Dasynemoides		Contents		Rev: 10/29/2024
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Plectida

Ceramonematoidea

            Ceramonematdae

   Ceramonematinae

       Dasynemoides Chitwood, 1936

Type species of the genus: Dasynemoides setosus Chitwood, 1936

 

   Synonyms:

            Dasynemelloides Haspeslagh, 1973

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body cuticle with many equal-sized narrow annules
• Zygapophyses not developed
• Labial region disatinctly offset from body contour
• Outer labial in labial region and cephalic setae on cephalic capsule, in separated circles
• Amphid r loop-shaped or rounded loop shape

Ref: Tchesunov and Miljutina (2002)

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes usually found in coarse sand in shallow seas.

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Feeding:

Probably epistrate feeders

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Biology and Ecology:

Free-living marine nematodes.

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Chitwood, B.G  1936. Some marine nematodes from North Carolina. Proc. helminthol. Soc. Washington, 3: 1-16.

Tchesunov, A.V. and Miljutina, M.A. 2002. A review of the family Ceramonematidae (marine free-living nematodes), with descriptions of nine species from the White Sea. Zoosyst. Rossica 11:3-39.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: October 29, 2024.