Plutellonema clitellatum

 

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Classification:

Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Drilonematoidea
             Drilonematidae
Iponematinae

Plutellonema clitellatum Timm & Maggenti, 1966

Type species of the genus

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Female:

  • . Clitellum-like bulge around vulva.

Ref: Ivanova and Neuhaus, 2011.

 

Males:  

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

 

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Distribution:

Parasites of the coelomic cavity of earthworms.

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Feeding:

 
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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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References:

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

Timm, R.W. and Maggenti, A.R. 1966. Nematode parasites of the coelomic cavity of earthworms V. Plutellonema, Iponema and Filiponema new genera (Drilonematidae). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 33: 177-184

 

 
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Revised: February 12, 2024.