Prochromadora

 

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  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Chromadorida
    Chromadoridae
Chromadorinae
       Prochromadora Filipjev, 1922

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:
  • cuticle with weak striations
  • punctations small
  • stoma with single large dorsal tooth
  • esophagus with large terminal bulb  

 

Ref: Tchesunov, 2015
   

Males:  

  • Spicules short, arcuate.
  • Gubernaculum as paired bars parallel to the spicules.
  • Short midventral seta just anterior to the cloaca
  • No supplements

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

marine habitats

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Feeding:

Probably epistrate feeders with scraping tooth in stoma  (Heip et al., 1998; Tchesunov, 2015)

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

 
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References:

Bongers, T. 1988. De Nematoden van Nederland, Pirola, Schoorl. Utrecht. 408p.

Heip, C., Vincx, M., Vranken, G. 1985. The ecology of marine nematodes. Oceanography and marine biology. Ann Rev Lond 23:399-489

Tchesunov, A.V. 2015. Free-living nematode species (Nematoda) in hydrothermal sites of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Helgoland Marine Research 69:343-384.

 

 

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Revised: January 01, 2024.