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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Enoplina

                Enoploidea

                    Thoracostomopsidae

Enoplolaiminae

Filipjevia Kreis, 1928

Type species of the genus: Filipjevia macrolabiata Kreis, 1928

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

The genus Filipjevia is characterized by:

• Lips high, all anterior sensilla setiform
• Cuticle smooth
• Mandibles solid with posterior apophyses.
• Three teeth, dorsal tooth reduced, ventrosublateral teeth not larger than mandibles.
• Marine

ref: Smol et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living predatory marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Filipjevia

Predatory on marine organisms.

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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:

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: June 11, 2026.