Elzalia

  

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
                 Xyalidae
       Elzalia Gerlach, 1957

Type species of the genus: Elzalia floresi Gerlach, 1957

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Distinguishing features of the genus are:

 

Females:

  •  Monodelphic, prodelphic, ovary  outstretched  to left of intestine,

  
    Ref: Yang et al. 2022

 

 
 

Males:  

  • monorchic, outstretched testis located to right of intestine.
  • spicules slender, elongate
  • gubernaculum usually with complex denticulate structures.

Body size range for the species of this genus in the database - Click:
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Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes. Species of the genus have been reported around the world.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Elzalia

 
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Life Cycle:

 
For Ecophysiological Parameters for this genus, click 
 
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Management:

 
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References:

 

Gerlach S.A. 1957. Die Nematodenfauna des Sandstrandes an der Küste von Mittelbrasilein (Brasilianische Meeres-Nematoden IV). Mitt Aus Dem Zool Mus Berlin. 33(2):454-55. doi:10.1002/mmnz.19570330206.

Jia, S., Huang, Y. 2019. Elzalia heterospiculata sp. nov. (Nematoda Monhystrida: Xyalidae) from the South China Sea. Zootaxa 4003:568-574.

Yang, L., Sui, X., Huang, Y. 2022.Three new species of free-living marine nematodes from the central basin of the South China Sea. Journal of Natural History 56: 1091-1107

 

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