Teratocephalus costatus

Teratocephalus costatus	Contents	Rev: 11/02/2021
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Plectida: Plectina; Plectoidea
Teratocephalidae
Terocephalus costatus Andrassy, 1958

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

	Slender, cylindrical, tapering posterioly to an elongate conoid tail. Cuticle with coarse transverse striations and longitudinal incisures, resulting in a tessellate or tiled appearance. Amphid minute, on first or second annule. Lateral fields protruding Lip region offset Stoma wide anteriorly and posterior region narrow, surrounded by a collar of anterior esophagus. Posterior bulb of esophagus ovate. Female monovarial, prodelphic, with short postuterine sac. Male rare, smaller and more slender than female. Spicules strongly curved, no gubernaculum; three pairs of genital papillae. Tail slender, twisted with two small mucros Ref: Andrassy, 2005
Teratocephalus costatus: A. Female anterior; B: Female gonad; C: Longitudinal incisures; D: Female tail; F: Male spicule; G: Male gonad. from Hernandez and Jordana, 1988

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Distribution:

Terrestrial mand semi-aquatic. Widely distributed, worldwide.

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

References:

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

Brostrom, S. and Holovachov, O. 2001 Study of Teratocephalidae (Nematoda) from the Ukraine. II. Description of a population of Teratocephalus tenuis Andrassy, 1958 with a discussion of male sexual characters. Russian Journal of Nematology 9:69-76.

Hernandez, M.A., Jordana, R. 1988. First description of male of two species of Teratocephalus de Man. 1876. (Nematoda: Teratocephalidae) Rev. Nematol. 11:423-428.