Setoplectus procerovisceralis

Setoplectus procerovisceralis	Contents	Rev: 11/18/2025
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Plectida: Haliplectoidea
Haliplectidae

Setoplectus procerovisceralis Andrassy, 1973

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

cuticle annulated;
four cephalic setae
amphid aperture circular or oval;
buccal cavity tubular, long and narrow;
pharynx guitar shaped, with middle and basal bulbs;
tail conical without terminal setae; three caudal glands present;
spinneret functional; midventral precloacal supplements usually present in males.

Female:

didelphic, ovaries opposed, outstretched
ovaries. Spermatheca unseen.
vulva at 52% of body length from the anterior end. ; vulval lips slightly raised.
vagina straight.

Male:

diorchic
gubernaculum present
Four precloacal mid-ventral supplements

Ref: Lu et al., 2022; Holovachov, 2014; Mouawad et al., 2005

Setoplectus procerovisceralis Male anterior and posterior
Scale bar = 25 um
Adapted from Holovachov, 2014

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

Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes. Reported from mid-tidal zones.

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services :

References:

Andrassy, I. 1973. Nematoden aus Strand - und HÃ¶hlenbiotopen von Kuba. Acta Zool. Hung., 19 (3 - 4) : 233-270.

Holovachov, O. 2014. 7.16 Order Plectida Gadea, 1973. In: Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (Ed.). Handbook of zoology. Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia, Gnathifera. Volume 2: Nematoda. Berlin, Germany, De Gruyter, pp. 487-535.

Mouawad, R. Vitiello, P., Khalaf, G. 2005. Haliplectidae (Chromadorida: Nematoda) de la Mediterranee Orientale: Description de trois especes ded Cotes de Liban Appartenant aux genres Haliplectus et Setoplectus. Lebanes Science Journal 6:3-12.

Vitiello P. 1970. Nematodes libres marins des vases profondes du Golfe du Lion. III.Monhysterida, Araeolaimida, Desmodorida. Tethys. 2:647-690.