Acrobelophis

  

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Classification:

      Chromadorea
Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Cephaloboidea
          Cephalobidae

      Acrobelophis Andrassy, 1984

Type species of the genus: Acrobelophis soosi (Andrassy, 1953) Andrassy, 1984

Note: Some authorities have synonymized Acrobelophis with chiloplacus. However, Andrassy (2005) disagreed.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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

 

  • Cuticle well annulated
  • Lateral filed with 2 or 3 incisures
  • Six lips; labial probollae symmetrical with a narrow shaftt an two tuning-fork-shapedtips.
  • Cephalic probollae triangular with pointed tip
  • Esophagus corpus cylindrical
  • Tail of both sexes conoid or cylindroid with rounded end and a mucro

Female:

  • monodelphic-prodelphic with post-uterine sac of varying llength

Male:

  • monorchic

  • without bursa
 

Ref: Andrassy, 2005

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Distribution:

 

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Acrobelophis

 

 Bacteria.

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Biology and Ecology:
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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

 

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Management:

 

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References:

Andrassy, I. 2005. Free-living nematodes of Hungary Vol 1. Hungarian Nat. History Museum

Andrayy, I. 1984. Klasse Nematoda (Ordnungen Monhysterida, Desmoscolecida, Araeolaimida, Chromadirida, Rhabditida) In Franz, H. (ed) Bestimmingsbucher zur Bodenfauna Europas. Berlin-Stuttgart 509p.

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