Trophomera marionensis explained

Trophomera marionensis is a deep-sea nematode endoparasite of the family Benthimermithidae. They can be found in one of the deepest parts of the ocean, for example, in the hadal zone 7,000 to 10,000 meters below sea level. They exist in relentless darkness under immense water pressure. Marine invertebrates are their definitive hosts. They infest a wide range of invertebrate marine hosts: polychaete, priapulids, crustaceans, and even other nematodes. Death of their host can result if they occupy the entire body, at which point they exit and reproduce.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Data on the life cycle of parasitic benthimermithid nematodes with the description of a new species discovered in marine aquaria - статья | ИСТИНА – Интеллектуальная Система Тематического Исследования НАукометрических данных . Istina.msu.ru . 2016-12-15.
2. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Trophomera marionensis (Petter, 1983) Miljutin, 2006 . Marinespecies.org . 2016-12-15.
3. Description of Bathynema nodinauti gen. n., sp. n. and four new Trophomera species (Nematoda: Benthimermithidae) from the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (Eastern Tropic Pacific), supplemented with the keys to genera and species | Dmitry Miljutin . 1 . 173–196 . Zootaxa . 2096 . 1970-01-01 . Miljutina . Maria A. . Miljutin . Dmitry M. . 10.11646/zootaxa.2096.1.12 . free .
4. Benthimermithid nematode parasites of the amphipod Hirondellea dubia in the Kermadec Trench. . 2016-11-15 . 26779924 . 10.1007/s00436-016-4907-7 . 115 . 4 . Parasitol Res . 1675–82 . Leduc . D . Wilson . J. 2023511 .