Heterocephalobellus

 

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Classification:

      Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Cephaloboidea
          Cephalobidae
      Heterocephalobellus Rashid, Geraert & Sharma, 1985
 Type species of the genus: Heterocephalobellus brasiliensis Rashid, Geraert & Sharma, 1985
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Morphology and Anatomy:

Heterocephalobellus panamericanus. A. Pharyngeal region; B: labial region, surface view;

C: Female gonad and post-vulval uterine sac; E: Male tail:

Drawings from Bostrom and Holovachov, 2013

 

  • curicle striated; laterl field with 3 incisures
  • three lips, large labial probollae
  • cephalic probollae absent
  • amphids very small
  • stoma narrow, cephaloboid
  • esophagus very long, often with a loop,
  • anterior ovary reflexed; very long post-vulval uterine sac
  • male with simple spicules and paired papillae as supplements
  • tail similar in both sexes, conoid to sharp or rounded point.

Ref: Andrassy, 2005

 

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

Type species described form Brazil

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Feeding:

 Bacteria    

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Life Cycle:

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living Nematodes of Hungary. Vol 1. Hungarian Natural History Museum

Bostrom, S. and Holovachov, O. 2013. Description of one new species of Heterocephalobellus Rashid, Geraert & Sharma, 1985 (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Kelso Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California, USA and Monte desert, Usno, Argentina. J. Nematol. Morphology and Systemastics 16:161-166

Rashid, F., E Geraert, RD Sharma 1985. Morphology, taxonomy and morphometry of some Cephalobidae (Nematoda: Rhabditida) from Brazil, with descriptions of two new genera and four new species. Nematologica 30:251-298.

 

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Revised: October 14, 2024.