Cobbia

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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Monhysterida: Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
Xyalidae
Cobbia de Man 1907C. trefusiaeformis

Type species of the genus: Cobbia trefusiaeformis de Man, 1907

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Morphology and Anatomy:

With the general characteristics of the family Xyalidae.\

Ten cephalic setae (six longer labial setae and four shorter cephalic setae); additional cephalic setae usually present.
Buccal cavity conical, with three teeth, one larger dorsal and two smaller subventral..
Amphidial apertures circular
Pharynx cylindrical without terminal bulb.

Females:

Monodelphic, prodelphic, ovary outstretched
Spermatheca large

Males:

Diorchic but posterior testis may be vestigial.
Spicules curved
Gubernaculum present
Ref: Lo Russdo and Pastor de Ward, 2012

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Life Cycle:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click

Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Lo Russo, V., Pastor de Ward, C.T. 2012. Neochromadora alejandroi sp. n. (Chromadorida: Chromadoridae) and Cobbia macrodentata sp. n. (Monhysterida: Xyalidae), two new species of free-living marine nematodes from the Patagonian coast. Nematology 14:805-815

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 05, 2025.

Cobbia

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: March 05, 2025.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 05, 2025.