Tripyloides		Contents		Rev: 06/27/2026
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Classification:

Enoplea

   Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Tripyloidina

Tripyloidoidea

                Tripyloididae

Tripyloides de Man, 1886

Type species of the genus: Tripyloides vulgaris de Man, 1886

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• 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.
• Buccal cavity consisting of several parts with teeth or cuticular projections.
• Marine nematodes, some in brackish and freshwater.

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Distribution:

Tripyloides species are frequently recovered worldwide in coastal as well as in brackish waters, less often in fresh waters and rarely in soil biotopes (Tchesunov et al., 2010).

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Feeding:

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Life Cycle:

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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

Tchesunov, A.V., Mokievsky, V.O., Thanh, N.V. 2020. Three new free-living nematode species (Nematoda, Eoplida) from mangrove habitats of Nha Trang, Central Vietnam. Russian J. Nematology 18:155-173

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 27, 2026.