Diplogasteriana

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Rhabditina
            Diplogastroidea
Diplogastridae
        Diplogasteriana Meyl, 1961
      

    Synonyms:

Sachsia Meyl, 1961
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

 Females:
Body 0.7-1.5 mm.  Longitudinal ridges on cuticle. Lips flattened with short, setiform papillae.
Long mouth cavity with dorsal tooth and two subventral denticles.
Didelphic, amphidelphic.
Long, filiform tail.

Ref. Andrassy (2005)  
 
Males:   Slender spicules, bursa may be reduced.  Conoid tail.

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Diplogasteriana

 
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Life Cycle:

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Management:

 
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References:

Andrassy, I. (2005)  Free-living Nematodes of Hungary (Nematoda Errantia). Vol. 1. Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest. 518p.
Revised by Howard Ferris.
Revised: August 24, 2026.