Plutellonema clitellatum

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Rhabditida Tylenchina Drilonematoidea
Drilonematidae: Iponematinae

Plutellonema clitellatum Timm & Maggenti, 1966

Type species of the genus

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Apertures of amphids and caudal organs elliptical.
Pharynx clavate
Nerve ring posterior to pharyngeal base.

Female:

. Clitellum-like bulge around vulva.

Ref: Ivanova and Neuhaus, 2011.

Males:

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

Distribution:

Parasites of the coelomic cavity of earthworms.

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

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