Pseudacrobeles		Contents		Rev 05/20/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Rhabditia

     Rhabditida

      Tylenchina

        Cephaloboidea

            Cephalobidae   

                     Pseudacrobeles  Steiner, 1938

Type species of the genus: Pseudacrobeles variabilis  Steiner, 1938

Synonyms

   Acrobeles variabilis  Steiner, 1936

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Labial probollae - Pseudacrobeles Photograph by Nadler et al., 2006

Spermatheca usually offset.. Male without bursa..

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Pseudacrobeles

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

De  Ley, P. Siddiqi, M.R., Bostrom, S. 1993. A  revision of the genus Pseudacrobeles Steiner, 1938 (Nematoda: Cephalobidae). Part 1. Subgenus Pseudacrobeles grad. n. Fund. Appl. Nematol. 16:219-238.

Nadler, S.A., DeLey, P.,Mundo-Ocampo, M., Smythe, A.B.,Stock, S.P., Bumbarger, D., Adams, B.J., Tandingan De Ley, I., Holovachov, O., Baldwin, J.G. 2006. Phylogeny of Cephalobina (Nematoda): Molecular evidence for recurrent evolution of probolae and incongruence with traditional classifications. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40: 696-711.

Steiner, G. 1936) Opuscula rniscellanea nemarologica, IV. Pmc. helminlh. Soc. Wash., 3 : 74-80.

Steiner G. 1938. Opuscula miscellanea nernatologica, VII. Proc. helmimh. Soc. Wash., 5 : 35-40.

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Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris..
Revised: May 20, 2025.