Pseudometachromadora

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Desmodorida
Desmodorina
             Desmodoroidea
                Desmodoridae
     Spiriniinae
 
  •      Pseudometachromadora  Timm, 1952
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    Type species of the genus: Pseudometachromadora longilaima (Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1950) Timm, 1952

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

    Ref: Tchesunov, 2013

     

    Females:

    • Didelphic, amphidelphic
     


    Males:       
    • Monorchic

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    Distribution:

    Free-living marine nematodes.

     
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    Feeding:

    Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Pseudometachromadora

    Probably epistrate feeders.

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    References:

    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
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    Revised: July 28, 2026.