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 Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Desmodorida

Desmodorina

             Microlaimoidea

   Microlaimidae

    Aponema Jensen, 1978

   

Note: Aponema decraemerae and A. mnazi were transferred from the genus Aponema to Microlaimus by Kovalyev and Miljutina (2009) becausemales of those species are diorchic, a characteristic of Microlaimus. Similarly, Microlaimus nanus was transferred to Aponema because the males of that species are monorchic.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• small body
• smooth or transversely striated cuticle

Males:

• Monorchic

Females:

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

  Probably bacteria and perhaps sediments containing algae and protozoa.

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

Kovalyev, S.V., Miljutina, M.A. 2009. A review of the genus Aponema Jensen, 1978 (Nematoda: Microlaimidae) with description of three new species. Zootaxa DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2007.1.3

Revkova, T.N. 2017. Two new species of free-living nematodes genera Microlaimus de Man, 1880 and Aponema Jensen, 1978 (Nematoda: Microlaimidae) from the Black Sea. Zootaxa 4344:387-394.

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Revised: October 28, 2022.