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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

            Enoplina

                Enoploidea

                   Anticomidae

Anticomopsis Micoletzky, 1930

 Type species of the genus: Anticomopsis typica Micoletzky, 1930

    Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Characteristics of the genus:

• Stoma small without teeth.
• Inner labial sensilla papilliform, outer labial and cephalic sensilla setiform and in one circle.
• Amphids pocket-shaped.
• Marine.

Males:

• Precloacal supplement and gubernaculum present.

Ref: Smol et al., 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

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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:

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.