Wiesoncholaimus jambio

 

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Classification:

Enoplea
     Enoplia
        Enoplida
              Oncholaimoidea
                    Oncholaimidae
Oncholaiminae

Wiesoncholaimus jambio Shimada & Kakui, 2022

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  •  Monodelphic  prodelphic. Telogonic ovary antidromously reflexed, situated on left side of intestine
  •  Vulva at 75% of body length,
  • Demanian system present, situated on right side of intestine. Ductus uterinus connected to dorsal side of uterus anterior to vulva.

 

   
   

 

Males:  

  • Diorchic. Two telogonic testes opposed and outstretched, both situated on right side of intestine,
  • One pair of ventromedian papillae just anterior to cloacal opening.
  • Circumcloacal setae arranged in single circle, 13–14 pairs in total:
  • Row of subdorsal setae located in conical portion. Four or five setae present on both sides of cylindrical portion.
  • Spicules slender, 3.4-3.6 x CBD
  •  Gubernaculum absent.

Ref: Shimada and Kakui, 2022

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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes described from samples taken by dredge off the coast of Jogashima, Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in Sagami Bay in the North Pacific Ocean.

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Economic Importance:

 

 

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Feeding:

Probably epistrate feeders.
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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

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Management:

 
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References:

Inglis W.G. 1966. Marine nematodes from Durban, South Africa. Bull Br Mus Nat Hist Zool 14: 81-106.

Shimada, D. and Kakui, K. 2022. Three Free-living Marine Nematodes From Sagami Bay, Japan, With a Description of Wiesoncholaimus jambio sp. nov. (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae). Zool. Science 39:106-114.

 

 
 
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Revised: July 24, 2024.