Neochromadora parabilineata

Neochromadora parabilineata	Contents	Rev: 03/01/2026
	Classification	Biology and Ecology
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Chromadorida
Chromadoridae (or Hypodontolaimidae)
Hypodontolaiminae
Neochromadora parabilineata Liang, Guo & Wang 2024

    Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Characterized by:

buccal cavity with one large hollow dorsal tooth and two small subventral teeth,
pharynx with an obvious posterior bulb
long and gradually tapering tail.

Females:

didelphic-amphidelphic; ovaries reflexed, anterior to the right of the intestine, posterior to the left of the intestine
Vulva anterior to mid-body

Males:

monorchic, testis outstretched anteriorly
spicules L-shaped and widened medially,
gubernaculum boat-shaped,
seven cup-shaped and equidistant precloacal supplements

Ref: Liang et al., 2024

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Described from intertidal sediments in the Rizhao coast, the Yellow China Sea (Liang et al., 2024).

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary, I (Nematoda errantia). Pedozoologica Hungarica 3. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 518p.

Liang, H., Guo, W., Wang, C. 2024. Two new species of Hypodontolaiminae (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Chromadoridae) from the Yellow Sea with a phylogenetic analysis in the subfamily. Zookeys, 2024: 281-304. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1190.113418