Halomonhystera vandoverae

 

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Rev: 11/19/2024

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Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Monhysteroidea
                 Monhysteridae
Diplolaimellinae
       Halomonhystera vandoverae (Zekeky, Soreneson & Bright, 2006) Tchesunov, 2015

    Synonyms:

Thalassomonhystera vandoverae (Zekeky, Soreneson & Bright, 2006) Tchesunov, Portnova, & van Campenhout, 2015

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  •  Monodelphic;gonad to the right of the intestine. Body narrows posterior to vulva.
  • Vulva at a considerable distance anterior to the anus,
  • Uterus may contain one to four fertilized eggs about .
  • Tiny spherical spermatozoa in between fertilized eggs and immature oocytes.
  •  Tail conical, terminated with a conical spinneret.
  • Tail is mostly dorsally bent.

  
   


Males:  

  • Monorchic.
  •  Spicules slender, arcuate, distally pointed, proximally with weakly developed knobs.
  •  Gubernaculum with short, paired caudal apophyses.

Ref. Tchesunov, 2015



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Distribution:

Described from specimens from Snake Pit hydrothermal site, mid-Atlantic Ridge, hydrothermal site Snake Pit  at 3420–3480 m depth); washed from and aggregate of mussels.

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Economic Importance:

 

 

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Feeding:

Non-selective deposit feeders, actually bacteria feeders (Heip et al., 1988)

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Biology and Ecology:

Deep ocean free-living nematodes

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Life Cycle:

Probably sexually reproducing.

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

 
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References:

Heip, C., Vincx, M., Vranken, G. 1985. The ecology of marine nematodes. Oceanography and marine biology. Ann Rev Lond 23:399-489

Tchesunov, A.V. 2015. Free-living nematode species (Nematoda) in hydrothermal sites of the North Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Helgoland Marine Research 69:343-384.

Tchesunov, A.V., Portnova, D.A,, and van Campenhout, J. 2015 Description of two free-living nematode species of Halomonhystera disjuncta complex (Nematoda: Monhysterida) from two peculiar habitats in the sea. Helgol Mar Res 69:57-85. doi:10.1007/ s10152-014-0416-

Zekely, J,, Sørensen, M,, Bright, M. 2006 Three new nematode species (Monhysteridae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Meiofauna Marina 15:25-42

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