Bernardius

 

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Classification:

      
Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
              Oncholaimoidea
                    Enchelidiidae

Bernardius Fonseca-Genevois, Venekey & Decraemer. 2009

 

Genus named in honor of Dr Bernard Genevois, husband of Dr Veronica Fonseca-Genevois.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  • Female reproductive system didelphic.
  • Ovaries antidromously reflexed, located on right side of intestine

Male:

  • Male reproductive system with single anterior outstretched testis situated on right side of intestine.
  • Spicules cephalated, gubernaculum with dorsal apophyses.
  • Minute precloacal papillae present.

.Ref: Fonseca-Genevois et al., 2009

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References:


Fonseca-Genevois, V. da, V Venekey, W  Decraemer. 2009.  Bernardius lineatus gen. n., sp. n. (Enoplida: Enchelidiidae), a remarkable nematode with ornamented cuticle from a Brazilian tropical sandy beach. Nematology 11:275-287

 

 

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Revised: October 21, 2022.