Acromoldavicus skrjabini

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Cephaloboidea
Elaphonematidae: Kirjanoviinae

Acromoldavicus skrjabini (Nesterov & Lisetskaya, 1965) Nesterov, 1970

Type species of the genus

Synonym:

Cephalobus skrjabini Nesterov & Lisetskaya, 1965

Morphology and Anatomy:

	Female: Body arcuate ventrad Annuli striated into blocks Lateral field 3 incisures Lip region offset with 3 pairs of well-separated lips with a total of 6 + 4 papillae. Each lip with a column like abase and triangular top extenidng into cephalic probolae. An amphid in a cleft between each lateral lip pair Stoma short with pharyngeal collar extending to oral opening. Monodelphic prodelphic, Vulva posterior to mid-body, lips protruding Spermatheca well-developed post-vulval uterine sac shorter thsat body diameter Male: Spicules strong, arcuate Gubernaculum weakly curved. Three pairsa of ventro-sublateral pre-cloacal papillae; a single papilla on anterior cloacal lip Caudal papillae present. Tail conoid, rouneded terminus Ref: Susulovsky et al., 2001
Acromoldavicus skrjabini A-C, F-H: Female: A:Anterior end, lateral view; B: Anterior end, lateral median view; C: Tail; F: Pharyngeal region; G: Optical section, anterior end; H: Optical section at base of stoma D-E: Male. D:Spicule and gubernaculum lateral view; E: speicules ventral view. Scale bars: A,B,D,E,G,H = 10um; C,F = 20 um

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Distribution:

Originally described from Moldova and subsequently also detected at sites in the Middle East and near the Mediterranean (Baldwin et al., 2001)..

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Baldwin, J.G., De Ley, I.T., Munndo-Ocampo, M., De Ley, P., Nadler, S.A., Gebre, M. 2001. Acromoldavicus mojavicus n. sp. (Nematoda: Cephaloboidea) from the Mojave Desert, California. Nematology 3:343-353. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/156854101317020268

Karegar, A., Geraert, E. & De Ley, P. 1997. A detailed morphological study of Acromoldavicus skrjabini (Nesterov & Lisetskaya, 1965) Nesterov, 1970 (Nematoda: Cephaloboidea) from Iran and Spain. Fundamental and Applied Nematology 20: 277-283.

Susulovsky, A., Bostrom, S., Holovachov, O. 2001. Description of Acromoldavicus skrjabini (Nesterov & Lisetskaya, 1965) Nesterov, 1970 from Israel and the Ukraine, and redescription of Kirjnovia discoidea Ivanova, 1969 (Celphalonina,: Elaphonematidae. J. Nem. Morph. Syst 3:151-163.