Sphaerolaimus micropapillatus

Sphaerolaimus micropapillatus	Contents	Rev: 12/06/2022
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Monhysterida: Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
Sphaerolaimidae
Sphaerolaimus micropapillatus Tchesunov & Miljutin, 2006.

    Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

Body stout, cylindrical, spindle-shaped.
Cuticle mainly smooth with some fine striations of inner cuticle
Mouth surrounded by 6 small lips with inner labial papillae at their bases; outer labbial and cephalic sensilla in a circle of 10 short setae,
Buccal cavity voluminousCheilostom striated longitudinally.
Eight groups of longer subcephalic setae in loose clusters
Amphids circular, at level of gymnostom
Somatic setae in irregular rows along body
Pharynx cylindrical, muscular; cardia protruding into intestine.
Renette cell behind cardia on ventral side.
Tail cylindrical with narrow posterior section slightly thickened terminally

Females:

monodelphic, prodelphic

Ref: Tchesunov and Miljutin, 2006.

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Males:

Spicules arcuate
Gubernaculum short
Three to five precloacal supplement papillae

Distribution:

Described from specimens collected at 5569 meters depth in Arctic Ocean between Greenland and Svalbard

Feeding:

Predaceous on other nematodes in estuarine environments (Moens and Vincx, 1997).

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services:

Tchesunov, A.V., Miljutin, D.M. 2006. Three new free-living nematode species (Monhysterida) from the Arctic abyss, with revision of the genus Eleutherolaimus Filipjev, 1922 (Linhomoeidae). Russian Journal of Nematology,14:57-75.