Trophurus imperialis

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Classification:

Rhabditida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea
Telotylenchidae: Telotylenchinae

Trophurus imperialis Loof, 1956

Type species of the genus.

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

A,B,D,E,F,H,I,J,M=female; C,G,K,L=male; I=vulva; J=lateral field, M=monovarial, prodelphic gonad with post-uterine sac

Body medium-sized to large.

Lip region bullet-shaped (conoid-rounded), continuous with body contour. SEM face view appears to be smooth, with the labial disc and labial sectors fused in a single structure (Sher & Bell, 1975).

Stylet 10 to 20 ï¿½m long.

Esophageal glands abutting, pyriform.

Tail cylindroid, with a broadly rounded terminus, sometimes rather short for the family, with thick cuticle at the distal extremity.

Females: Have only one genital branch. Posterior branch is atrophied to a post-uterine sac; however, the vulva is at mid-body.

Ref: Fortuner & Luc, (1987).

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

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