Family Siphonolaimidae
Rev.
12/07/2021
Nematoda
Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Monhysterida
Linhomoeina
Siphonolaimoidea
Siphonolaimidae
Filipjev, 1918 (sometimes ascriberd to Chitwood, 1937)
Two subfamilies: Astomonematinae Kito & Aryuthaks, 2006
Siphonolaiminae Filipjev, 1918
A family of free-living marine nematodes, often reported from extuarine and
mangrove habitats. Includes some taxa that lack a mouth.
- Body generally long and slender. Anterior and posterior end round.
- Cuticle striated.
- Anterior sensilla variable; six + six + four in the subfamily
Sipholaiminae and zero + six + four or zero + zero + four in the subfamily
Astomonematinae.
- Amphids circular.
- One or two gonads may be present.
- Gubernaculum apophysis oriented dorso-caudally.
- Tail short
Subfamily Astomonematinae
- Body long, slender, cylindrical
- Cuticle transversely striated
- Anterior rounded, with zero + six + four or zero + zero + four head
sensilla.
- Amphids circular,
- Alimentary canal degenerated; mouth opening, buccal cavity, pharynx and
anus absent, rudimentary gut containing prokaryotic microorganisms.
- Reproductive system didelphic amphidelphic in females, afiorchic or
mnorchic in males.
- Tail usually with rounded in females.
Subfamily Siphonolaiminae
- Cuticle striated.
- Anterior with Six + four cephalic setae at more or less the same level.
Outer labial setae always shorter than the cephalic setae.
- Amphids circular.
- Wall of the buccal cavity tapering to a spearlike point at the anterior
end.
- Esophagus widened posteriorly to the buccal cavity and at the posterior
end.
- Female monodelphic.
Ref: Fonseca and Bezerra
References:
Fonseco, G. Bezerra, T.N. 7.14 Order Monhysterida Filipjev, 1949. Handbook of
Zoology
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