Kenyanema		Contents		Rev: 01/10/2026
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Chromadorida

Comesomatoidea

               Comesomatidae

    Dorylaimopsinae

       Kenyanema Muthumbi, Soetaert & Vincx, 1997

Type species of the genus: Kenyanema monorchis Muthumbi, Soetaert & Vincx, 1997

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body cylindrical; head region much narrower than the rest of the body;
• Cuticle punctated and sometimes annules are clearly visible
• Inner and outer labial sensilla indistinct; four cephalic sensilla setiform;
• Amphids spiral with 1.5-2 turns;
• Stoma  tubular without teeth 

Ref: Muthumbi et al., 1997

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Distribution:

Specimens described from bolltom sediments at depths of 500 to 1100 m in the Indian Ocean (Muthumbi et al., 1997).

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Kenyanema

Free-living marine nematodes. The three large teeth suggest omnivory as well as epistrate feeding.

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Management:

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References:

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: January 10, 2026.