Odontophora		Contents		Rev: 01/21/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Araeolaimida

Araeolaimoidea

Axonolaimidae

        Odontophora Butschli, 1874

 

 Type species of the genus: Odontophora marina Butschli, 1874

    Synonyms:

Conolaimus Filipjev, 1918

Trigonolaimus Ditlevsen, 1919

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Tapering anterior end with rounded cephalic region.
• Cuticle smooth or finely striated.
• Cephalic setae long and 4�12 subcephalic setae.
•  Amphidial fovea loop-shaped,  elongated or with almost circular.
•  Buccal cavity deep and funnel shaped, with six odontia in anterior portion.
• One or two circles of cuticularized accessory buccal structures often present, alternating with odontia .
• Pharynx gradually widening posteriorly or with weak posterior bulb.
• Tail conical or conico-cylindrical.

Ref: Pinto and Neres, 2020

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Free-living marine nematodes.

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References:

Pinto, T.K. and  Neres, P.F. 2020. Four new species of free-living nematodes from shallow continental shelf of Portugal. Zootaxa 4722 (1): 001-033.

Copyright  1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: January 21, 2025.