Paratripyloides		Contents		Rev: 06/27/2026
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Classification:

Enoplea

   Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Tripyloidina

Tripyloidoidea

                Tripyloididae

Paratripyloides Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1950

Type species of the genus: Paratripyloides viviparus (Cobb, 1930) Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1950

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Morphology and Anatomy:

General characteristics of the genus:

• Lips low and not deeply incised.
• Anterior sensilla in two circles: six inner labial papillae or short setae, six outer labial setae long and mostly jointed and four cephalic setae shorter and finer.
• Amphids cryptospiral: circular in outline with a median dot.
• Buccal cavity with two parts without teeth or cuticular projections.
• Tail elongate cylindrical.
• Marine.

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Cobb, N.A. 1930. Marine free-living nemas.Sci. Rep. Austral. Antarctic Eped.(1911-1914) Ser. C. Zool & Bot. 6:(7) 1-28.

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 27, 2026.