Terschellingia gourbaultae		Contents		Rev: 06/17/2024
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

   Monhysterida

Monhysterina

               Sphaerolaimoidea

                 Linhomoeidae

       Terschellingia gourbaultae Austen, 1989

      

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Four cephalic setae,
• Circular amphidial fovea located far forward on the head region.
• Esophagus with non-bulbular posterior expansion
Buccal cavity absent.
• Cuticle faintly striated
• Amphid circular in shape.
• Body length 0.75-0.90 mm,
• Tail filiform in posterior half

Terschellingia gourbaulta A: Male anterior; P: male posterior Drawings fro Annapurna et al., 2012	Females: Vulva at 44-49% of body length.    Ref: Annapurna et al., 2012     Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Males: Spicule slender, cephalate and ventrally bent proximally.  Gubernaculums with a pair of dorsal apophyses

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Distribution:

Reported from intertidal and estuarine mud, England and India. Also at depths of 250 and 500m, Divi Point and Barua, India.

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References:

Annapurna, C., Vijaya Bhanu, C., Srinivasa Rao, M., Sivalakshmi, M.V., Lilly M. .Cooper, G., Rao, Y.K. 2012. Free-living nematodes along the continental slope off northeast coast of India. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 54:52-60.

Warwick, R. M., H. M. Platt and P. J. Somerfield. 1998. Free–living marine nematodes. Part III: British Monhysterids. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) NO.53, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council, 269 pp

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Revised: June 17, 2024.