Tonoscolecinema

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida Tylenchina Drilonematoidea
Drilonematidae: Iponematinae

Tonoscolecinema Timm, 1967

Type species of the genus: Tonoscolecinema setosum Timm, 1967

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Head acutely convex, narrowing abruptly anterior to amphid apertures
Four cephalic sensilla
Stoma narrow, often sclerotised,
Amphids and caudal organs with large apertures and deep, asymmetric pouches
Pharynx long, clavate
Nerve ring located at mid-pharynx, excretory pore near pharyngeal base.

Female:

Male

Ref: Ivanova and Neuhaus, 2011.

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Parasites of the coelomic cavity of annelids.

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Hosts:

For an extensive host range list for this genus, click

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Life Cycle:

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Damage:

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Management:

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References:

Neuhaus, B. and Ivanova, E. 2011. A revision of the Iponematinae (Nematoda: Drilonematoidea) with description of three new species parasitic in tropical earthworms. Nematology 13:639-652.

Poinar, G.O. 1978. Associations Between Nematodes (Nematoda) and Oligochaetes (Annelida). Proc. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 45:202-210.

Timm, R.W. 1967. Nematode parasites of the coelomic cavity of earthworms VII. Four new genera and thirteen new species of the family Drilonematidae. Pak. J. Biol. Agric. Sci. 10: 1-12.

Tonoscolecinema

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: December 17, 2024.

Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 17, 2024.