Amphimonhystrella

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
                 Xyalidae
       Amphimonhystrella Timm, 1961

Type species: Amphimonhystrella megastoma Timm, 1961

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  •  Monodelphic, prodelphic with postvulvar sac

  
    Ref: Timm, 1961; Tchesunov and Miljutina, 2005;


 

Males:  

  • Diorchic or monorphic, testes reflexed.ior outstretched
  •  Spicules small, slightly bent.
  •  Gubernaculum with or without small dorso-caudal apophysis.
  • Tail consists withconical and distal cylindrical portions ending with terminal drop-shaped expansion.

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Distribution:

Free-living deep sea nematodes

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Life Cycle:

 
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References:

Tchesunov, A.V., and Miljutina, M. 2005. Three new minute nematode species of the superfamily Monhysteroidea from Arctic Abyss. Zootaxa 1051: 19-32

Timm, R.W. 1961. The marine nematodes of the Bay of Bengal. Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences,1:1-88

 

 

 

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Revised: January 03, 2024.