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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Enoplina

                Enoploidea

                    Thoracostomopsidae

Enoplolaiminae

Enoploides  Ssaweljev, 1912

Type species of the genus: Enoploides typicus  Ssaweljev, 1912

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Lips high, striated; buccal cavity with well-developed solid mandibles with claw-like anterior; mandibles not extremely slender (ratio length/width <6); teeth shorter than mandibles;
• Spicules usually long.
•  Mostly marine nematodes, two freshwater species.

Ref: Smol et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes; marine and some in freshwater habitats.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Enoploides

Predator species 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 10, 2026.