Odontanticoma		Contents		Rev: 08/24/2026
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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Enoplina

                Enoploidea

                   Anticomidae

Anticominae

Odontanticoma Platonova & Galltsova, 1976

Type species of the genus: Odontanticoma dentifer Platonova & Galltsova, 1976

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Morphology and Anatomy:

General characteristics of the genus:

• Stoma well-developed with distinct, small teeth.
• Cephalic setae short, 1 head diam long.
• Secretory-excretory pore not on cuticular projection.

Males:

• Tubular precloacal supplement present or absent;
• Setiform, subventral, precloacal supplements absent;
• Gubernaculum well-developed.

Ref: Smol et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes of the meiobenthos. Reported from oceans around Russia

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Odontanticoma

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Platonova, T.A. and Galtsova, V.V. 1976. Nematodes and their Role in the Meiobenthos. Studies on Marine Fauna Vol XV(XXIII) Academy of Sciences USSR, Nauka, Leningrad,  Translated 1985, Smithsonian Institute.

Smol N, A Muthumbi and J Sharma. 2014. Handbook of Zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera. Vol 2. Nematoda. 7.3 Order Enoplida. Walter De Gruyter. pp. 193-246.

Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.