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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Enoplina

                Enoploidea

                    Thoracostomopsidae

Enoplolaiminae

Fenestrolaimus  Filipjev, 1927

Type species of the genus: Fenestrolaimus insulaealbae Filipjev, 1927

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The genus Fenestrolaimus is characterized by:

• Body strongly attenuated anteriorly
• Cuticle smooth
• Inner labial sensilla papiliform
• Amphids pocket-shaped with rounded aperture.
• Mandibles arch-shaped with thinly sclerotized edges.
• Three teeth at base of buccal cavity with broad bases and spine-like tips.

ref: Smol et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living predatory marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

Predator species

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Predators; regulation of opportunistic species.

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Management:

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References:

Guilherme, B.C., Da Silva, M.C., Esteves, A.M. 2009. Description of a new species of Epacanthion (Thoracostomopsidae, Nematoda) from Brazil and a modified key for species identification. Zootaxa 2096:99-1089.

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

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 22, 2024.