''Ingenia'' is a
genus
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of
marine
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nematode worms native to
Brazil
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, with a single known species, ''I. mirabilis''.
[Gerlach, S. A. (1957). Die Nematodenfauna des Sandstrandes an der Küste von Mittelbrasilien (Brasilianische Meerse-Nematoden IV). ''Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl.'' 33 (2): 411-459.][Class Enoplea.]
Nemaplex: Nematode-Plant Expert Information System. University of California, Davis. Version October 9, 2012.
Nematode Classification. Department of Nematology. University of California, Riverside. It belongs to the
Tripyloididae
Tripyloididae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Araeolaimida.
Characteristics
The following traits define the genus:
* the amphid is located posterior to the buccal cavity
* the spicule is wide
* the gubernaculum has little t ...
, which is a group that are mostly free-living
[Bik, H. M., et al. (2010)]
Moving towards a complete molecular framework of the Nematoda: a focus on the Enoplida and early-branching clades.
''BMC Evol Biol.'' 10: 353. and which feed on
diatoms and other
algae
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s.
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References
Enoplea genera
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