Angiostoma norvegicum

 

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Rev 12/17/2024

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Classification:

          Chromadorea

              Rhabditia

                Rhabditida

Tylenchina

                  Rhabditoidea

                   Angiostomatidae

 

        Angiostoma norvegicum Ross, Haukeland, Hatteland & Ivanova 2017

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Angiostoma norvegicum is characterized by:

Female:

Male:

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

 

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Distribution:

Angiostoma norvegicum  described from the esophagus, crop and the buccal mass of five species of slugs of the family Arionidae, (Arion vulgaris, Arion ater, Arion fasciatus, Arion fuscus and Arion rufus/Arion ater hybrid), collected throughout Norway.

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Feeding:

  Gastro-intestinal parasite of  slugs. Obseved in the esophagus, crop and the buccal mass of host slugs.

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Biology and Ecology:

The association between nematodes and terrestrial molluscs is poorly understood; however their host specificity, diversity of specialisations and mechanisms of infection, indicate that the affiliation of nematodes and molluscs is both ancient and widespread (Morand et al., 2004; Ross, et al., 2017).

Eight families of nematodes use terrestrial molluscs as definitive hosts: Agfidae, Alaninematidae, Alloionematidae, Angiostomatidae, Cosmocercidae, Diplogastridae, Mermithidae and Rhabditidae (Ross et al., 2016)

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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References:

Morand, S., Wilson, M. J., & Glen, D. M. 2004. Nematodes (Nematoda) parasitic in terrestrial gastropods. In: G. M. Barker (Ed.), Natural enemies of terrestrial molluscs. London, UK: CABI Publishing, pp. 525-557.

Ross, J.L., Ivanova, E.S., Spiridonov, S.E., Waeyenberge, L., Moens, M., Nicol, G.W., Wilson, M.J. 2010. Molecular phylogeny of slug-parasitic nematodes inferred from 18S rRNA gene sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55:738-743.

Ross, J.L., Malan, A.P., Ivanova, E.S. 2011. Angiostoma norvegicum n. sp (Nematoda: Angiostomatidae), a parasite of the milacid slug Milax gagates Draparnaud collected near Caledon, South Africa. Syst Parasitol 79:71-76. DOI 10.1007/s11230-011-9294-y

Ross, J. L., Ivanova, E. S., Hatteland, B. A., Brurberg, M. B., and Haukeland, S. 2016. Survey of nematodes associated with terrestrial slugs in Norway. Journal of Helminthology, 90:682-587.

Ross, J.L., Haukeland, S., Hatteland, B.A., Ivanova, E.S., 2017. Angiostoma norvegicum n. sp. (Nematoda: Angiostomatidae) a parasite of arionid slugs in Norway. Syst Parasitol 94:51-63. DOI 10.1007/s11230-016-9674-4

 

 

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Revised: December 17, 2024.