Wilsonema otophorum		Contents		Rev: 06/20/2023
		Classification		Biology and Ecology
		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

Chromadorea

  Chromadoria

       Plectida

Plectoidea

            Plectidae

   Wilsonematinae

       Wilsonema otophorum (de Man, 1880) Cobb, 1913

Type species of the genus.

    Synonyms:
      

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Morphology and Anatomy:

	Females: Head with dorsal and ventral flanges. Diovarial Setae along body . Thick cuticle. Plectid esophagus with terminal, valved  postcorpus. Two lines in lateral field. Female gonad paired, outstretched.  Vulva in center of body
A-E = Female; A = pharynx region B = labial region, lateral view, median section; C = labial region, lateral surface view; D = reproductive system; E = tail; F-G = male. From Holovachov et al, 2003.
Wilsonema otophorum, scanning electron micrographs. A = labial region, lateral view; B = labial region, oblique view. From Holovachov et al, 2003.
	Labial region components of Wilsonema from Holovachov et al., 2003. CE = cervical expansion, CORN = cornu; FLAB = flabellum; LR = lateral rim; MP = midlateral projection; MR = median ridge; QUAD = quadrant; RR = radial ridge; YI = Y-shaped incisure. For comparisons among genera, go to subfamily Wilsonematinae
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

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Distribution:

Reported Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Central America.

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Feeding:

Observed to establish colonies on bacteria (Wood, 1973).

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Biology and Ecology :

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

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References:

Holovachov, O., Bostrom, S., Tandingan De Ley, I., De Ley, P., and Coomans, A. 2003. Morphology and systematics of the genera Wilsonema Cobb, 1913, Ereptonema Anderson, 1966 and Neotylocephalus Ali, Farooqui and Tejpal, 1969 (Leptolaimina: Wilsonematinae) J. Nem. Morph. Syst. 5:73-106.

Wood, F.H. 1973. Nematode feeding relationships: Feeding relationships of soil-dwelling nematodes. Soil Riol. Biochem. 5: 593-601.

Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: June 20, 2023.