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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Chromadorida

    Chromadoridae

Chromadorinae

       Prochromadora Filipjev, 1922

Type species of the genus: Prochromadora megodonta Filipjev, 1922

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body length up to about 1 mm.
• Cuticle homogeneously punctated; punctations as short longitudinal rods; no lateral differentiation of the cuticle.
• Cephalic setae
• Amphideal fovea small, transversally oval in outline, at or just posterior to the cephalic setae.
• Buccal armament one dorsal tooth and two very small ventrosublateral teeth.
•  Pharynx terminated posteriorly with a round to oval bulb
• Tail elongate conical.

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Distribution:

marine habitats

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Prochromadora

Probably epistrate feeders with scraping tooth in stoma  (Heip et al., 1998; Tchesunov, 2015)

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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:

Bongers, T. 1988. De Nematoden van Nederland, Pirola, Schoorl. Utrecht. 408p.

Heip, C., Vincx, M., Vranken, G. 1985. The ecology of marine nematodes. Oceanography and marine biology. Ann Rev Lond 23:399-489

Tchesunov, A.V. 2013. 7.12 Order Chromadorida Chitwood, 1933. In Schmidt-Rheas and de Gruyter, W. Handbook of Zoology.Gastrocticha, Cycloneuralia, Gnatifera. Volume 2: Nematoda

Tchesunov, A.V. 2015. Free-living nematode species (Nematoda) in hydrothermal sites of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Helgoland Marine Research 69:343-384.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 01, 2026.