Odontophora odontophoroides

Odontophora odontophoroides	Contents	Rev: 10/02/2026
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Araeolaimida: Araeolaimoidea; Axonolaimidae


Odontophora odontophoroides Shimada, Suzuki, Tsujimoto, Imuru & Kakui, 2021

    Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Main characteristics:

Body length about 2.5 mm
Six bicuspidate odontia; amphids inverted U shape with longitudinally elongate aperture at level of pharyngostoma
Buccal cavity funnel-shaped or conical, with well-developed cuticular walls,
Cephalic sensilla shorter than cephalic body diameter; no subcephalic sensilla;
Excretory pore 1.4-2.1 buccal cavity lengths from anterior.
Tail conical with slightly expanded tip, without long subterminal setae.
Spinneret present

Female:

Didelphic, amphidelphic, ovaries outstretched; .
A mass of sperm attached to the vulva in a mucosal clump.
Vulva slit-like, slightly posterior to mid-body

Males:

Diorchic, testes opposed, outstretched
Spicules arcuate with capitulum at proximal end and two spine-like structures at distal
end;
Gubernacula with dorso-caudal apophysis
Precloacal pore and supplements present.

Ref: Shimada et al., 2021

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Described Antarctic ocean; collected on Japanases National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) JARE expwedition

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services :

Shimada, D., Suzuki, A.C., Tsujimoto, M., Imuru, S. and Kakui, K. 2021. Two New Species of Free-living Marine Nematodes (Nematoda: Axonolaimidae and Tripyloididae) from the Coast of Antarctica. Species Diversity 26: 49-63