Parodontophora		Contents		Rev: 08/24/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Araeolaimida

Araeolaimoidea

Axonolaimidae

        Parodontophora Timm, 1952

 

 Type species of the genus: Parodontophora paragranulifera Timm, 1952

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Genus erected by Timm (1952) for species of Odontophora with parallel rather than conical walls of the stoma.

Parodontophora deltensis. Male: a) anterior with amphids and buccal cavity; b) posterior with spicules and gubernaculum Photomicrographs from Zhang, 2005

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Distribution:

Marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Parodontophora

Free-living marine nematodes.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Timm, R.W. 1952. A survey of the marine nematodes of Chesapeake Bay Maryland. Chesapeake Biology Laboratory Publication 95:1-70.

Zhang, Z. 2005: Three new species of free-living marine nematodes from the Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea, China. J. Nat. Hist. 39: 2109-2123.

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Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.