Cephalochaetosoma

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Desmodorida
Desmodorina
             Desmodoroidea
               Draconematidae
     Prochaetosominae

  •         Cephalochaetosoma Kito, 1983

    •  Type species of the genus: Cephalochaetosoma pacificum Kito, 1983 

         

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    Morphology and Anatomy:

     

    • Slightly swollen anterior body for16-19% of total body length.

    • Cuticle thin, smooth or with minute spines.

    • Helmet present.

    • Numerous ephalic adhesive tubules (18-27) with open tip and non-swollen base, extending to about two head diameter along the cervical region.

    • Amphids open spiral in male, spiral in female.

    • Buccal cavity well developed, armed with a dorsal and two small subventral teeth.

    • Pharynx with terminal bulb; lumen wall of bulb moderately thickened

    • Posterior adhesive tubukes with bell-shaped end; all anterior to cloacal opening/anus.

    • Tail cylindro-conoid with numerous annules.

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    Ref: Decraemer et al., 1997; Rho et al., 2011

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    Distribution:

    Free-living marine nematodes

     
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    Feeding:

    Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Cephalochaetosoma

    Microbes, epistrate feeders

     

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    References:

    Decraemer W, Gourbault N, Backeljau T 1997. Marine nematodes of the family Draconematidae (Nemata): a synopsis with phylogenetic relationships. Hydrobiologia 357: 185-202

    Kito, K., 1983. Deep-sea nematodes off Mindanao Island, the Phillippines. 1 Draconematidae.-Ann. zool. jap. 56: 27-41.

    Rho, H.S., Decraemer, W., Sorensen, M.V., Min, W.G., Jung, J. and Kim, W. 2011. Megadraconema cornutum, a new genus and species from
    Korea, with a discussion of its classification and relationships within the family Draconematidae (Nematoda, Desmodorida) based on morphological
    and molecular characters. Zoological Sci., 28:68-84.

     

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    Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
    Revised: July 25, 2026.