Setoplectus libani

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

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Plectida: Haliplectoidea
Haliplectidae

Setoplectus libani Mouawad, Vitiello & Khalaf, 2005

Synonyms:

Morphology and Anatomy:

cuticle well striated
four cephalic setae located at about level of amphids
no somatic setae
amphid aperture circular about 10 um from anterior end.
buccal cavity tubular, about 35 um long, and narrow, lined with cuticle
pharynx guitar shaped, with middle and basal bulbs;
tail conical without terminal setae; three caudal glands present;
No postanal papillae
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
spicules large, arcuate
gubernaculum present, parallel; to spicules
28 precloacal mid-ventral supplements, 4 tubular and 24 papilliform

Ref: Mouawad et al., 2005

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

Distribution:

Free-living marine nematodes. Reported from mid-tidal zones in the eastern Mediterranean (Mouawad et al., 2005)

Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Ecosystem Functions and Services :

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.