Enoplus

 

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Rev: 02/04/2023

  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Distribution Management
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Classification:

Enoplea
  Enoplia
        Enoplida
            Enoplina
                Enoploidea
                    Enoplidae

Enoplus  Dujardin, 1845

Type species of the genus: Enoplus elongatus Dujardin, 1845

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref: Smol et al., 2014

   

Female:

  • Didelphic, amphidelphic, ovaries reflexed

Male:

  • Usuaklly diorchic, testes opposed
  • One large tubiform precloacal supplement
  • Spicules symmetrical, longer than cloacal body diam.

 

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


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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes. Various ocean habitats, icluding intertidal seaweeds (Zhang and Zhou, 2012).

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Feeding:

 

 

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Life Cycle:

 
For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 

 

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 
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References:

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

Zhang, Z. and Zhou, H. 2012. Enoplus taipingensis, a new species of marine nematode from the rocky intertidal seaweeds in the Taiping Bay, Qingdao. Acta Oceanol. Sinica 31:102-108

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Revised: February 04, 2023.