Astomonema
Astomonema is a genus of nematode worms in the family Siphonolaimidae. They lack a mouth or conventional digestive tract, but contain symbiotic sulfur-oxidizing bacteria that serve as their primary food source. They live in the marine interstitial habitat.
| Astomonema | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Chromadorea |
| Order: | Monhysterida |
| Family: | Siphonolaimidae |
| Subfamily: | Astomonematinae |
| Genus: | Astomonema Ott, Rieger, Rieger & Enderes, 1982 |
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