Spinocephalus

 

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Rev 11/29/2022

  Classification Biology and Ecology
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Cephaloboidea
          Cephalobidae

      Spinocephalus Abolafia, Hosseinvand, & Eskandari, 2021.
     

Type species of the genus: -  Spinocephalus tessellatus Abolafia, Hosseinvand, & Eskandari, 2021.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Characteristics of the genus:

The genus name refers to the conoid thorn-like probolae on the lip region.

 

 

Female

  •  Female  monodelphic-prodelphic  with  spermatheca  well  developed  and  post-vulval  uterine  sac poorly developed.

  • Female tail conoid with rounded terminus.

Male

 

  •  Monorchic 

  • Sspicules  paired  and  symmetrical 

  • Ggubernaculum  well-developed. 

  • Male  tail conical and ventrally curved with rounded terminus

Ref: Abolafia et al., 2021





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

 

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Distribution:

 

Specimens of the type species were collected in sandy  soil  in  the  rhizosphere of Tamarix passerinoides  in Shush (ancient Persian city of Susa,) Khuzestan province, Iran.

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Feeding:

 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:

Abolafia, J., Hosseinvand, M. and Eskandari, A.. 2021. Description of Spinocephalus tessellatus n. gen., n. sp. (Rhabditida, Cephalobidae) from Iran, a nematode with a new morphological pattern at lip region. Journal of Nematology, 53:1-16. https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2021-078

 

 
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Revised: November 29, 2022.