Nemanoke aotearoa

 

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Rev: 03/11/2024

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Classification:

Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Drilonematoidea
             Mesidionematidae

Nemanoke aotearoa Yeates & Spiridonov, 1996

Type species of the genus

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  •  Thin cuticle, with annulations 1 |um wide.
  •  Lateral alae lup to 10 um wide beginning near esophageal bulb and ending posterior to anus
  •  Two transparent pseudolabia, on lateral edges of buccal cavitywith 2 papilliform sensillae on each pseudolabium,
  • Stoma widening posteriorly, without tooth-like struc-tures.
  • Esophageal corpus spindle-shaped, robust; basal bulb without conspicuous valves.
  • Nerve ring encircles isthmus,
  • Excretory pore leading into long excretory duct with four cytoplasmatic branches entering lateral chordsf rom end of excretory canal.
  • Amphidelphic. Posterior ovary reflexed at least twice, anterior ovary reflexed once,
  • Central part of vagina transparent; perivulvar part lined with fibres.
  • Pseudocoel of tail filled with fibers

Male:

  • Unknown

Ref: Yeates and Spiridonov, 1996

Nemanoke aotearoa female: A. entire body; B: anterior, lateral view; C: excretory duct; D: vagina and uteri; E: tail region
Drawings from Yeates and Spiridonov, 1996 

 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 acanthodrilid earthworms, reported from New Zealand.

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Economic Importance:

 

 

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Feeding:

Parasites of the body cavity of earthworms.

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Life Cycle:

Direct life-cycle, earthworms the definitive and only known host.

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

 
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References:

Yeates, G.W., Spiridonov, S.E. 1996. New nematodes of the families Drilonematidae, Ungellidae and Mesidionematidae fron New Zealand megascolecid earthworms. N.Z. J. Zool. 23:3281-399. 
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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 11, 2024.