Nycteridostrongylus

Nycteridostrongylus	Contents	Rev: 02/20/2024
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Classification:

Chromadoria
Rhabditida: Rhabditina
Infraorder Rhabditomorpha
Molineoidea: Molineidae
Molineinae

Nycteridostrongylus Baylis, 1930
Type species of the genus: Nycteridostrongylus uncicollis Baylis, 1930

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body with cutieular ridges running obliquely from the dorsal and ventral to the lateral lines.
Cuticle of head slightly inflated. A ventral cuticular flange present in the cervical region.
Buecal cavity shallow with a large protrusible dorsal tooth..

Females:

Vulva towards posterior end of body.
Tail of female truncate, with a terminal spike and three conical processes.

Ref: Baylis, 1930

Males:

Bursa with symmetrical lateral lobes and a small dorsal lobe.
Ventro-ventral, latero-ventral, and antero-lateral rays all rather close together. Medio-lateral ray widely divergent from autero-lateral, but less so from postero-lateral, which is nearlyequal to it in thickness. Externo-dorsal rays originate from main stem of dorsal ray, near its base. Dorsal ray bifurcate distally, and each of the branches again bifurcate.
Prebursal papillae present.
Spicules elongate, tubular and alate proximally, divided distally into two or more processes. An accessory piece apparently present

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Distribution:

Type species reported from Queensland, Australia/

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Feeding:

Intestinal parasites of bats

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Baylis, H.A. 1930. I.-Four new Trichostrongylid Nematodes from Queensland , Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 6:31, 1-18, DOI: 10.1080/00222933008673182

Nycteridostrongylus

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: February 20, 2024.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: February 20, 2024.