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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Ironina

                Ironoidea

                    Leptosomatidae

Synonchinae

Anivanema  Platonova & Galtsova, 1976

Type species of the genus: Anivanema magna  Platonova & Galtsova, 1976

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Generral characteristics of genus:

• Cephalic capsule well-developed. Interlobular grooves deep, narrowing toward posterior margin of capsule.
• Cephalic lobe margins serrated.
• Amphids large in upper part of interlobular grooves.
• Three large teeth of equal length.
• Tail elongated, clavate.

Ref: Smol et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Anivanema

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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:

Platonova, T.A., 1976. Lower Enoplida (free-living marine nematodes) of the seas of the USSR (in Russian). Issledovaniya Fauny Morei (Nematody i ikh rol' v meiobentose) 15:3-164.

Platonova, T.A., 1979. Structure of the head end and system of the subfamily Synonchinae (Nematoda, Enoplida, Leptosomatidae) (Struktura golovnogo kontsa i sistema podsemeistva Synonchinae (Nematoda, Enoplida, Leptosomatidae)). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 58 1117-1129.

Smol, N., Muthumbi, A., Sharma, J. 2014. Order Enoplida, 7.3. In Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed) Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter, Berlin

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 22, 2026.