Maldivea		Contents		Rev: 06/25/2026
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Enoplea

  Enoplia
        Enoplida

Ironina

                Ironoidea

                    Oxystominidae

Paroxystomatinae

Maldivea Gerlach, 1962

Type species of the genus: Maldivea xalifae Gerlach, 1962

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Males:

• Similar to Paroxystomina, but supplements different: two subventral pair of short stout setae on a raised papila; no wings/apophyses.
• Marine.

Ref: Smol et al. 2014

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Maldivea

Microbes from epistrate sources.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

  Smol, N., Muthumbi, A., Sharma, J. 2014. Order Enoplida, 7.3. In Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (ed) Handbook of Zoology. De Gruyter, Berlin

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