Endeolophos		Contents		Rev: 03/01/2026
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Chromadorida

    Chromadoridae

Euchromadorinae

       Endeolophos Boucher, 1976

Type species of the genus: Endeolophos minutus (Gerlach, 1967) Boucher, 1976 or Endeolophos fossiferus (Wieser, 1954) Boucher, 1976

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Body cuticle with homogeneous ornamentation along the body: each annule with very fine and numerous longitudinal ridges.
• Lateral differentiation a subcuticular discontinuity of cuticle pattern along the lateral sectors of the body.
• Six outer labial and four cephalic sensilla setiform  in a single circlet.
• Amphidial fovea a transverse slit.
• Buccal cavity with a small dorsal tooth and tiny ventro-sublateral denticles.
• Pharynx without a defined terminal bulb.
• Free-living marine nematodes

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes. Endeolophus skeneae described as having a non-parasitic epibiotic (commensal) association with the deep-sea gastropod mollusc Skenea profunda (Holovachov et al., 2011)

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Endeolophus

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Biology and Ecology:

Free-living marine nematodes; commensal relationships with molluscs and other marine organisms.

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Holovachov, O., Bostrom, S., Reid, N., Waren, A., Schander, C. 2011. Endeolophos skeneae sp. nov. (Chromadoridae) - a free-living marine nematode epibiotically associated with deep-sea gastropod Skenea profunda (Skeneidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 91:387-394.

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

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Revised: March 01, 2026.