Pseudolella		Contents		Rev: 08/24/2026
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Araeolaimida

Araeolaimoidea

Axonolaimidae

        Pseudolella Cobb, 1920

 

 Type species of the genus:  Pseudolella granulifera Cobb, 1920

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Buccal cavity large, cylindrical with sclerotized parallel walls and arching in sharply at base;
• Three odontia located at anterior of the buccal cavity
• Pharynx with posterior bulb
• Aphideal fovea loop-shaped with elongated ventral branch

Ref: Huang and Guo, 2022

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Distribution:

Reported from intertidal muddy sediment, East China Sea.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Pseudolella

Probably epistrate microbial and micro-organism feeders

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:

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_5

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