Patagoniella

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Drilonematoidea
             Ungellidae
Ungellinae

          Patagoniella Ivanova & Vaucher, 2005

Type species of the genus: Patagoniella capitoporus Ivanova & Vaucher, 2005

Synonyms:

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

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Female:

  • Monodelphic-prodelphic,
  • Vulva at anterior third of body length (35%) with oblique vagina. No uterine sac;.spermatheca set off;

Male:

  • Monorchic;
  • Spicules paired and curved; small boat-like gubernaculum with dorso-caudal apophysis

Ref: Ivanova and Vaucher, 2005
Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

Parsites of the coelomic cavity of earthworms. Type species described from Patagonia..

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Patagoniella

 Parasites of the  coelomic cavities of terrestrial oligochaetes  

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Hosts:

 Earthworms

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Life Cycle:

Earthworms are probably the definitive and single hosts.

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Damage:

 

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References:

Ivanova, E.S., Vaucher, C. 2005. New genera and species of nematode parasites (Drilonematoidea: Ungellidae) from coelomic cavity of Neotropic acanthodrilids deposited in the Natural History Museum of Geneva, Switzerland. Rev. Suisse de Zoologie 112:943-961

 

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: January 27, 2026.