Manganonema media

Manganonema media	Contents	Rev: 03/22/2022
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	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Monhysterida: Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
Xyalidae
Manganonema media Fonseca, Decraemer & Vanreusel, 2006.

Synonyms:

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Body slender, cylindrical.
Small rounded head, set off from the rest of the body by a distinct anteriorly narrow cylindrical region.
Inner labial sensillavery small;. 6 outer labial and the 4 cepahlic sensilla short setiform, 2 um long.
Amphidial fovea, 7 um in diameter or 80% of cbd, located at 20 um from anterior end.
Pharynx narrow anteriorly, enlarged/wider at the level of the amphidial fovea and posteriorly ending inh terminal bulb. Nerve ring located at mid-pharynx (52%).
Intestine formed by cylindrical cells which border a narrow but pronounced lumen.
Body posteriorly tapered towards the tail region.
Tail dorsally bent, largely conical with posterior fourth narrow cylindrical.

	Females: Reproductive system typical of genus; monodelphic, prodelphic. Ovary with long germinal zone, comprising more than half the gonad length. Ref: Fonseca et al., 2006
Manangonema media a: male total body; b: male anterior; c: male posterior; d: testis. e: female total body; f: female anterior; g: female prodelphic genital system; h: female posterior. From Fonseca et al., 2006
Males: Male reproductive system typical of genus; monorchic, testis outsretched anteriorly with a long germinal zone. Spicules needle-like , thin, straight and small. No precloacal supplements observed.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

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Distribution:

Mayine nematodes collected at 1000 meters depth in south-western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil and at 1250 meters depth from the Goban Spur in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean. feom the

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Economic Importance:

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Feeding:

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

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Management:

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References:

Fonseca, G, Decraemer, W. Vanreusel, A. 2006. Taxonomy and species distribution of the genus Manganonema Bussau, 1993 (Nematoda: Monhysterida). Cah. Biol. Mar 47:189-203.

Manganonema media

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: March 22, 2022.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: March 22, 2022.