Cinctonema		Contents		Rev 08/11/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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 Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Microlaimida

Microlaimina

             Microlaimoidea

   Microlaimidae

               Cinctonema Cobb, 1920

    Type species of the genus: Cinctonema tenue Cobb, 1920

Note: The two species of this genus are based on poor descriptions of single individuals. Proper generic diagnosis is practically impossible (Tchesunov, 2013).

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Cuticle striated.
• Buccal cavity narrow and nearly toothless.
• Pharynx with thick cuticular lining of posterior bulb.

Males:

• Monorchic or diorchic
• Copulatory structures strongly sclerotized
• Gubernaculums with dorso-caudal apophyses.

Females:

• .

Ref: Tchesunov, 2013

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Cinctonema

  Probably epistrate feeders on microbes and perhaps sediments containing algae and protozoa.

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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:

Cobb, N.A. 1920. One Hundred New Nemas (Type Species of 100 New species). Contributions to a Science of Nematology, IX . Waverly Press, Baltimore.

Tchesunov. A.V. 2013. 7.13 Order Desmodorida de Coninck, 1965 In Schmidt-Rheas and de Gruyter, W. Handbook of Zoology.Gastrocticha, Cycloneuralia, Gnatifera. Volume 2: Nematoda

Timm, R.W. 1962. Marine nematodes of the family Linhomoeidae from the Arabian Sea at Karachi. Can. J. Zool. 40: 165-178.

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Revised: August 11, 2026.