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Females: Head with dorsal and ventral flanges.
Diovarial
Setae along body .
Thick cuticle.
Plectid esophagus with terminal, valved
postcorpus.
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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. |
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Wilsonema otophorum, scanning electron micrographs. A = labial
region, lateral view; B = labial region, oblique view.
From Holovachov et al, 2003. |
Two lines
in lateral
field. |
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Female
gonad paired, outstretched. Vulva in center of body |
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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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Reported Ukraine, Russia, Israel, Central America.
Observed to establish colonies on bacteria (Wood, 1973).
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.