Sarsonia

 

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Classification:

Chromadorea
  Chromadoria
   Monhysterida
Monhysterina
Sphaerolaimoidea
                 Linhomoeidae
       Sarsonia Gerlach, 1967

Type species of the genus: Sarsonia murphyi Gerlach, 1967

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

Females:

  • Didelphic, ovaries outstretched

Ref: Chen et al., 2022; Huang and Guo, 2022

  
 
Males:  

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

Type speciesa described from sandy beaches on islands of the Red Sea.

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Feeding:

Food Sources and Feeding strategies for the genus Sarsonia

 
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Life Cycle:

 
 
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Management:

 
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References:

Gerlach, S.A. 1967. Freilebende Meeres-Nematoden von den Sarso-Inseln (Rotes Meer) 3.  Beitrag der Arbeitsgruppe Litoralforschung. Meteor Forschungsergebnisse, Reihe D, Biologie, 2:19-43.

 

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