Antomicron		Contents		Rev: 08/25/2026
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Plectida

Leptolaimoidea

Leptolaimidae

        Antomicron Cobb, 1920

 

     Type species of the genus:  Antomicron pellucidum Cobb, 1920

    Synonyms:

Eutelolaimus de Man, 1922

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle annulated; lateral field present;
• Amphideal fovea an elongated loop
• Buccal cavity minute buccal cavity
• Tail conoid, elongate or subcylindrical

Ref: Huang and Guo, 2022

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Antomicron

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary Vol 1. Hungarian Natural History Museum.

Holovachov, O. 2016. Identification keys to genera and species of the suborder Plectina, order Plectida (Nematoda). Swedish Museum of Natural History and ArtDatabanken.

Holovachov, O. and Bostrom, S. 2004. Morphology and systematics of the superfamilies Leptolaimoidea Orley, 1880 and Camacolaimoidea Micoletzky, 1924 (Nematoda: Plectida).  J. Nematode Morphology and Systematics 7:1-49.

Huang, Y. and Guo, Y. 2022, Free-living Marine Nematodes from the East China Sea, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3836-7_10

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Revised by Howard Ferris: August 25, 2026.