Acanthopharyngoides

Acanthopharyngoides	Contents	Rev: 07/27/2026
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Desmodorida: Desmodorina
Desmodoroidea
Desmodoridae: Desmodorinae
Acanthopharyngoides Chitwood, 1936

Type species of the genus: Acanthopharyngoides scleratus Chitwood, 1936

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Head capsule composed of joined plates.
Subcephalic setae present.
Amphideal fovea unispiral, located on a cuticularized plate.
Buccal cavity cylindrical with a large dorsal tooth and two or more ventrosublateral teeth.
Pharyngeal bulb elongate, i.e., half as long as the pharynx and tripartite.

Ref: Decraemer and Smol 2006; Tchesunov, 2013

Females:

Didelphic

Males:

Male monorchic
Ventromedian row of papilloid precloacal supplements and a larger posterior supplement.

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

Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Acanthopharyngoides

Probably epistrate feeders

Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Decraemer, W. and Smol, N. 2006. Orders Chromadorida, Desmodorida and Desmoscolecida. In: Eyualem Abebe, A., Traunspurger, W. & Andrassy, I. (eds.) Freshwater Nematodes: Ecology and Taxonomy, pp. 497 - 573. CABI, Wallingford.

Tchesunov. A.V. 2013. 7.13 Order Desmodorida de Coninck, 1965 In Schmidt-Rheas and de Gruyter, W. Handbook of Zoology.Gastrocticha, Cycloneuralia, Gnatifera. Volume 2: Nematoda