Paraplectonema canadianum

Paraplectonema canadianum	Contents	Rev: 01/09/2020
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Classification:

Chromadorea
Chromadoria
Plectida: Leptolaimoidea; Leptolaimidae

Paraplectonema canadianum Hopper, 1968
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Morphology and Anatomy:

Paraplectonema canadianum is distinguished from the type species, P. pedunculatum (HofmÃ¤nner, 1913) Strand 1934 by its longer tail and having both sexes present in the population.

Male:

Preanal supplements tuboid
Monorchic

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

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Ecophysiological Parameters:

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References:

Hopper, B.E. 1968. Paraplectonema canadianum n. sp. (Nematoda: Leptolaimidae), a freshwater nematode from the Ottawa River. Canadiam J. Zoology 46:655-661.

Zullini, A., Loof, P.A.A., and Bongers, T. 2002. Free-living nematodes from nature reserves in Costa Rica. 3. Araeolaimida. Nematology 4:709-724.