Apenodraconema		Contents		Rev: 04/17/2026
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Desmodorida

Desmodorina

             Deamodoroidea

               Draconematidae

     Prochaetosominae

        Apenodraconema Allen & Noffsinger, 1978

     

    Synonyms:
     

Type species of the genus:  Apenodraconema chilidosis Allen & Noffsinger, 1978

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Head capsule present
• Body cuticle with spine
• Cephalic adhesion tubes psterior to helmet
• Posterior adhesion tubes typical of family
• Amphid spiral
• Buccal cavity with small dorsal tooth
• Pharynx cylindrical with end bulb slighly swollen, oval or elongate, and lumen wall not thickened.

Ref: Rho et al., 2011

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Epistrate feeders, microbes.

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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:

Allen MW, Noffsinger EM (1978) A revision of the marine nematodes of the superfamily Draconematoidea Filipjev, 1918 (Nematoda: Draconematina). Univ Calif Publs Zool 109: 1-133

Decraemer W, Gourbault N, Backeljau T 1997. Marine nematodes of the family Draconematidae (Nemata): a synopsis with phylogenetic relationships. Hydrobiologia 357: 185-202

Raes, M., Decraemer, W., Vanreusel, A. 2009. Draconematidae (Nematoda) from cold-water corals in the Porcupine Seabight: The genus  Cygnonema Allen & Noffsinger, 1978. Organisms, Diversity, Evolution  37:e1-e20.

Rho, H.S., Decraemer, W., Sorensen, M.V., Min, W.G., Jung, J. and Kim, W. 2011. Megadraconema cornutum, a new genus and species from
Korea, with a discussion of its classification and relationships within the family Draconematidae (Nematoda, Desmodorida) based on morphological
and molecular characters. Zoological Sci., 28:68-84.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: April 17, 2026.